United States Post Office–Blackfoot Main
US Post Office--Blackfoot Main | |
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Location | 165 W. Pacific, Blackfoot, Idaho |
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Coordinates | 43°11′27″N 112°20′42″W / 43.19083°N 112.34500°WCoordinates: 43°11′27″N 112°20′42″W / 43.19083°N 112.34500°W |
Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
Built | 1936 |
Architect | Gilbert Stanley Underwood |
Architectural style | Moderne |
MPS | US Post Offices in Idaho 1900--1941 MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 89000128[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 16, 1989 |
The U.S. Post Office–Blackfoot Main, also known as Blackfoot Main Post Office, in Blackfoot, Idaho was built in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It has Moderne architecture.[1]
It was designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood.[2]
The interior includes a five-panel mural titled "The Arrival Celebration" which was painted in 1939 by Anthony Standing Soldier, a young Sioux Indian artist from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, for $2,000.[2]
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References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Blackfoot Main Post Office". National Park Service. March 16, 1989. Retrieved January 11, 2017. with four photos
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Media related to U.S. Post Office (Blackfoot, Idaho) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho
- Government buildings completed in 1936
- Buildings and structures in Bingham County, Idaho
- Post office buildings in Idaho
- National Register of Historic Places in Bingham County, Idaho
- Blackfoot, Idaho
- Idaho Registered Historic Place stubs