ADDRESS: 305 East Central Avenue, Miamisburg, Ohio 45342
ARTIST: Leo Schulemowitz
TITLE: Indian and Trader
MEDIUM: Wood (relief)
STATUS: The postal service vacated the original building shown here, which housed a wood relief. It has been moved to the newer postal facility on Heincke road. The wood relief can be viewed by interested members of the public at the newer facility. It resides in the retail section of the lobby and is best viewed during business hours.
YEAR: 1942
The former Miamisburg, Ohio post office is now the home to the Miamisburg Parks and Recreations Center. I was lucky enough to visit during business hours and to see part of the inside of this remodeled former post office.
Although much of the character of the old building has been modernized, it still has the features and bones of an old post office.
In addition the community center has done a wonderful job framing and displaying the historical construction photos. What a treat to see.
Obviously the building has been added on to the left side, which houses offices and other meeting rooms for the community center.
The original lettering for the city name remains on the front of the building but the lettering for post office is no longer displayed. I forgot to ask if they still have that around somewhere.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 10/25/2022 at 2:39 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
- Miamisburg Parks and Recreation Center: Welcome – Miamisburg Parks and Recreation (playmiamisburg.com)
Hello David:
Its not very often that you get to see all those construction photos.Kind of sad though, that the name of the contractor is not diplayed also.Thanks for posting.
Robert
I agree the construction photos are great. They also did a nice job framing them. They can also make this display better by displaying information on the wood carving that was also once housed here in addition to the contractor responsible or the construction of the building. Maybe someone from their historical society may be interested in a small project like that. IDK.