United States Post Office (Rifle, Colorado)
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US Post Office-Rifle Main | |
Location | Railroad Avenue and Fourth Street Rifle, Colorado United States |
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Coordinates | 39°31′57″N 107°47′02″W / 39.53250°N 107.78389°W |
Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
Built | 1940 |
Built by | Joseph Sebacher Construction Co. |
Architect | Louis A. Simon |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
MPS | US Post Offices in Colorado, 1900--1941, TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86000186[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 24, 1986 |
The Rifle Main Post Office, at Railroad Avenue and Fourth Street in Rifle, Colorado, United States, was built in 1940. It includes a New Deal mural. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
Description
The building's design, generally Classical Revival and with Colonial Revival details, is credited to Louis A. Simon.[2]
The mural mounted above the Postmaster's office door, titled "Colorado Landscape", was painted on canvas in 1942 by artist George Vander Sluis (1915-1984).[2]
An information sheet posted below the mural reports that Sluis based the painting on sketches near Rifle, but that it does not depict any specific scene.[3]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Garfield County, Colorado
- List of United States post office murals
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rifle Post Office / Rifle Main Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved July 30, 2018. With accompanying five photos from 1983
- ^ "Information Concerning the Mural above the Postmaster's Door, U.S. Post Office, Rifle, Colorado", accessed July 30, 2018
External links
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