The Monticello Post Office is a historic post office building at 211 West Gaines Street in Monticello, Arkansas. The single-story brick Art Deco 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 the Section of Painting and Sculpture of the United States Department of the Treasury.[2]
Monticello Post Office | |
 The post office in May 2014 | |
  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | 211 W. Gaines St., Monticello, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 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 building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1] It is used as the offices of the Monticello Economic Development Commission.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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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