Wynne Post Office

Wynne Post Office
Location 402 E. Merriman Ave., Wynne, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°13′27″N 90°47′21″W / 35.22417°N 90.78917°W / 35.22417; -90.78917Coordinates: 35°13′27″N 90°47′21″W / 35.22417°N 90.78917°W / 35.22417; -90.78917
Area less than one acre
Built 1936 (1936)
Architectural style Art Deco
MPS Post Offices with Section Art in Arkansas MPS
NRHP Reference # 98000914[1]
Added to NRHP August 14, 1998

The Wynne Post Office is located at 402 East Merriman Street in Wynne, Arkansas. It is a single story brick structure, with a built-up parapet obscuring a flat roof. A recent addition extends to the rear. The building was built in 1936 at a cost to the federal government of $65,000. It is most notable for the mural that adorns its main lobby, titled "Cotton Pickers", which was created by Ethel Magafan with funding from the United States Treasury Department's Section of Art, a Depression-era jobs program for artists.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Wynne Post Office" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
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