Berryville Post Office

The Berryville Post Office is a historic post office building at 101 East Madison Avenue in Berryville, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick Colonial Revival structure, topped by a hip roof and cupola with finial. It was designed by Louis A. Simon and built in 1938–39. Although primarily intended to serve the needs of the United States Postal Service, the basement housed offices of various county agents. The building is primarily notable for the plaster sculpture above the postmaster's office, which was created in 1940 by Daniel Olney as part of the Treasury Departments Section of Fine Arts, a jobs program for artists.[2]

Berryville Post Office
Location101 E. Madison Ave., Berryville, Arkansas
Coordinates36°21′52″N 93°33′56″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1938 (1938)
ArchitectOlney, Daniel; et al.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
Part ofBerryville Commercial Historic District (ID16000402)
MPSPost Offices with Section Art in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.98000922[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1998
Designated CPMarch 24, 2016

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

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Berryville Post Office" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2015-02-03.


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