The U.S. Post Office-Valentine, at 348 N. Main St. in
Valentine, Nebraska
Valentine is a city in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,737 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Cherry County.
History
Valentine was founded in 1882. The Valentine post office was established on December 4, ...
, was built in 1939. It has also been known as Cherry County Sawer Memorial Library Educational Service Unit 17, Media Center.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...
in 1991; the listing included one
contributing building
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distri ...
and two
contributing objects
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
.
[ It includes invited artwork by University of Nebraska art professor Kady Faulkner.][ and ]
It is one of 12 Nebraska post offices featuring a Section of Fine Arts
The Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture was a New Deal art project established on October 16, 1934, and administered by the Procurement Division of the United States Department of the Treasury.
Commonly known as the Section, it was rena ...
mural. The $700 mural in the post office was both praised and panned when it was originally produced.[ (see Valentine mural visible in 4th clickable photo)] Now the Valentine Media Center, operated by Educational Service Unit #17."Welcome to Educational Service Unit #17".
Retrieved 2012-11-26.
References
External links
Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska
Streamline Moderne architecture in the United States
Government buildings completed in 1939
Buildings and structures in Cherry County, Nebraska
New Deal in Nebraska
National Register of Historic Places in Cherry County, Nebraska
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