United States Post Office (Sylvester, Georgia)

The United States Post Office in Sylvester, Georgia is a historic post office. It was the area's only post office[2] and is adorned with a mural from the New Deal era titled Cantaloupe Industry that was painted by Chester J. Tingler in 1939.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1996. It is located at 122 North Main Street.

U.S. Post Office-Sylvester
United States Post Office (Sylvester, Georgia) is located in Georgia
United States Post Office (Sylvester, Georgia)
Location122 N. Main St., Sylvester, Georgia
Coordinates31°31′37″N 83°50′6″W / 31.52694°N 83.83500°W / 31.52694; -83.83500
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1939
NRHP reference No.96000735[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1996

It is a rectangular, one-story building with Colonial Revival details applied to what has been termed as otherwise an International-style building. The International-style elements are its plain walls and windows and its flat composition roof.[4]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ About Worth County
  3. ^ "Sylvester - Georgia.gov".
  4. ^ Steven H. Moffson (March 7, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: U.S. Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved February 5, 2017. with 15 photos