ADDRESS: 107 Chase Ave, Gambier, OH 43022
ARTIST: Norris Rahming
TITLE: Bishop P. Chase Selects Site of Kenyon College
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Gambier post office is still an active, operating facility and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. The mural resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1936
Spring break visit in March of 2024 brought us through Gambier, Ohio. It was getting late and we had a long drive, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to stop and see this one. We managed to get a few good pictures and video. Special thanks to my son for putting up with the long drive and stopping.
This was a nice little town, and I had no idea it was the home to Kenyon College. There is a nice bookstore across the street. Had I done a little more research prior to visiting, I think it would have been nice to grab a cup of coffee or maybe even a sandwich and sit outside to enjoy the area and the handsome stone post office.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 03/28/2024 by David W. Gates Jr.
- United States Postal Service
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz.
- Post office mural memorializes the founding of Kenyon — The Kenyon Collegian
- Gambier Post Office Mural – Alumni Bulletin – Kenyon College
