Alexandria Indiana Post Office

ADDRESS: 205 W. Church St., Alexandria, Indiana 46001
ARTIST: Roland Schweinsburg
TITLE: The Sleighing Party
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Alexandria post office is still an active, operating facility, and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1938

I took another road trip in November of 2021. The days were getting shorter and I was limited with daylight. I arrived in Alexandria a little after 5 PM and it was already getting dark. This was my last stop of the day before I headed home.

Needless to say, I took a few images of the building in the dark. Funny thing the church across the street has a neon light that changes. It also cast the blue and purple shadow of light on the front of the building.

The lobby was also closed so I need to return for the mural images.

UPDATE

I was able to make another trip to Alexandria in November of 2021. The weather was chilly, but I arrived during daylight hours and got some better images. This particular road trip was also during the week and the post office as open.

Alexandria is special in that not only does it have a depression-era mural, but there is also a mural done in the 1970s by a former postal supervisor. More about that later.

I’m also digging the floor mat, I haven’t seen too many of those customized with the name of the town on it. A very nice touch.

UPDATE

Another visit on June 30, 2023 allowed me better images of the front of the building.

David W. Gates Jr.