Celebrating our Nation's Post Offices
Post office buildings with cornerstones.
ADDRESS: 120 N Chestnut St, St Marys, OH 45885
Another stop on my way home from an Ohio road trip. It is unusual to see a cornerstone on a building like this. I almost missed it as I was walking out the front entrance. Neat!
David W. Gates Jr.
ADDRESS: 28 South State Street, Westerville, Ohio 43081
ARTIST: Olive Nuhfer
TITLE: The Daily Mail
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The mural that once resided here has been moved to the newer post office facility on McCorkle Blvd.
YEAR: 1935
I had no idea this one was up for lease. Apparently, the local police were in the building until recently. Someone purchased it and is renting it out. It was closed when I visited. I’d love to see the inside.
David W. Gates Jr.
ADDRESS: 61 West Main Street, New Concord, Ohio 43762
ARTIST: Clyde Singer
TITLE: Skaters
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The New Concord 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 the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1940
Another perfect photograph in New Concord, Ohio during my October 2022 road trip. What you don’t see is the gas station across the street. It was quit busy and I had a small audience watching me as I tried to film the show video clips I take for the front of the buildings. Fun times!
David W. Gates Jr.
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