The Van Buren Post Office is located at 22 South 7th Street in
Van Buren
Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he ...
, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick and stone building, with restrained
Art Deco
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styling. The main entrance is topped by a panel with aluminum signage identifying the building, with a large window above. It is flanked by tall
pilaster
In classical architecture
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s, beyond which are tall windows and another pair of pilasters. The outer
bay
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s of the
facade, set off from the center, have windows topped by decorative Art Deco panels. The post office was built in 1936, and
features a mural by
E. Martin Hennings (a member of the
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), that was executed in 1940 with funding from the Treasury Department's
Section of Fine Arts.
The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1998.
See also
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List of United States post offices
Several United States post offices are individually notable and have operated under the authority of the United States Post Office Department (1792–1971) or of the United States Postal Service (since 1971). Notable U.S. post offices include in ...
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List of United States post office murals
This is a list of United States post office murals, produced in the United States from 1934 to 1943 through commissions from the Procurement Division of the United States Department of the Treasury. The principal objective of the United States ...
References
External links
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Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Art Deco architecture in Arkansas
Buildings and structures in Van Buren, Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Crawford County, Arkansas
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