Preston Main Post Office Explained

US Post Office--Preston Main
Coordinates:42.0964°N -111.8744°W
Added:March 16, 1989
Area:0.7acres
Mpsub:US Post Offices in Idaho 1900--1941 MPS
Refnum:89000135

The Preston Main Post Office, located at 55 E. Oneida St. in Preston, Idaho, was built in 1940. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 as US Post Office-Preston Main.

Its Classical Revival design is credited to Louis A. Simon.

The interior includes a New Deal mural depicting U.S. cavalry attacking and burning a Native American village, titled "The Battle of Bear River". The approximately NaNfeet mural was painted by Edmond J. Fitzgerald in 1941.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=89000135}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: US Post Office-Preston Main / Preston Main Post Office ]. National Park Service. H.J. "Jim" Kolva . Steve Franks . August 1988 . October 23, 2017. With .