The United States Post Office, located at 825 1st Avenue E., is the main post office serving Horton, Kansas. The Neoclassical building was built circa 1937-38 and designed by Supervising Architect Louis Simon. The inside of the post office includes two murals, both painted by Kenneth Evett for the Treasury Department's post office mural program; the additional mural is unusual for a small post office. The first mural, titled Picnic in Kansas, was completed in 1938 and depicts a large family at a picnic. The second mural, titled Changing of Horses for the Pony Express, was completed the following year and shows a Pony Express rider leaving a station.[2]
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| Location | 825 1st Ave. E., Horton, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 39°39′39″N 95°31′34″W / 39.66083°N 95.52611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1937-38 |
| Architect | Louis Simon |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Kansas Post Offices with Artwork, 1936--1942 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001643[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 17, 1989 |
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1989.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Hagedorn-Krass, Martha (February 17, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Horton United States Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved February 2, 2019. Accompanied by four photographs.
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