The Old Perry Post Office is a historic site in

Perry Perry, also known as pear cider, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally the perry pear. It has been common for centuries in England, particularly in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. It is also made ...

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, located at 201 East Green Street. On May 11, 1989, it was added to the

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. The post office was built in 1935. It is a one-story-with-mezzanine structure which is vernacular in style but with modest elements of

Mediterranean Revival Mediterranean Revival is an architectural style introduced in the United States, Canada, and certain other countries in the 19th century. It incorporated references from Spanish Renaissance, Spanish Colonial, Italian Renaissance, French Colonial ...

. The building included a publicly funded mural installed in 1938. The mural is a panel painted by

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(1898–1969) which is titled "Cypress Logging", depicting the lumber industry of the area. (See #14 in accompanying photos.) The panel was moved to a new site, the new Perry Post Office, in 1987. A photographic reproduction of the mural was to be posted in the Old Perry Post Office, as of the NRHP listing. With .

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* Buildings and structures in Taylor County, Florida Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida Vernacular architecture in Florida National Register of Historic Places in Taylor County, Florida 1935 establishments in Florida Government buildings completed in 1935 {{TaylorCountyFL-NRHP-stub

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