ADDRESS: 236 W. Maple St. Lancaster, Wisconsin 53813
ARTIST: Tom Rost
TITLE: Farm Yard
MEDIUM: Mural
STATUS: The Lancaster Post Office is still active and the mural accessible to the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the post- master’s door.
YEAR: 1940
Welcome to another awesome Wisconsin Post Office. Today’s featured building is Lancaster. I’m delighted to finally be able to bring this one to you. I’ve had to visit this one a total of 3 times in order to get inside and photograph the mural. The hard work and dedication has paid off, as I’ve got some great photos to show you in the gallery below.
The first time I visited was on a Sunday and they do not keep the lobby open. So I returned from another trip on a Saturday but showed up after business hours. I finally set aside a Saturday morning and made a specific trip just to get inside and see the mural. All that driving and repeat visits is what you see below.
Enjoy!
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 6/12/2013, 7/14/2013, 8/3/2013, by David W. Gates Jr.
- Wisconsin Post Office Murals by David W. Gates Jr.
- Wisconsin Post Office Mural Guidebook 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
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Reference Number (00001245).
- National Archives Records and Administration Identifier Number (106778965).
