The Old Pocahontas Post Office is located at 109 Van Bibber Street in downtown Pocahontas, Arkansas. It is a single-story square brick building with a flat roof highlighted by a concrete cornice. It was built in 1936–37 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, and is a local example of restrained Art Deco architecture. Its main lobby housed a mural funded by the Section of Fine Arts, drawn by H. Louis Freund, entitled Early Days of Pocahontas.[2]
Pocahontas Post Office | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | 109 Van Bibber St., Pocahontas, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 36°15′43″N 90°58′16″W / 36.26194°N 90.97111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1936 |
| Architect | F.L. Rice, T. Jarvis Co. |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Part of | Pocahontas Commercial Historic District (ID09000315) |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000488[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 16, 2002 |
| Designated CP | June 12, 2009 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Pocahontas Post Office". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
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