Monticello Post Office
Monticello Post Office | |
 The post office in May 2014 | |
  Location in Arkansas | |
| Location | 211 W. Gaines St., Monticello, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 33°37′44″N 91°47′32″W / 33.6289°N 91.7922°WCoordinates: 33°37′44″N 91°47′32″W / 33.6289°N 91.7922°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1937 |
| Sculptor | Berta Margoulies |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | Post Offices with Section Art in Arkansas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000920[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 14, 1998 |
The Monticello Post Office is a historic post office building at 211 West Gaines Street in Monticello, Arkansas. The single story brick Art Deco brick building was built in 1937. In 1941 a terra cotta sculpture by Berta Margoulies entitled "Tomato Sculpture" was installed in the building, which was funded in part by Section of Painting and Sculpture of the United States Department of the Treasury.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
See also[]
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Drew County, Arkansas
- List of United States Post Offices
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Monticello Post Office". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
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