United States Post Office (Albion, Nebraska) Explained

US Post Office-Albion
Coordinates:41.6921°N -98.0002°W
Built:1939
Architect:Magafan, Louis; Simon, Louis
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:May 11, 1992
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Nebraska Post Offices Which Contain Section Artwork MPS
Refnum:92000475

The Albion United States Post Office, also known as U.S. Post Office-Albion in Albion in Boone County, Nebraska, was built in 1939. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

This is one of 12 Nebraska post offices featuring a Section of Fine Arts mural, "Nebraska in Winter" (1939) by Jenne Magafan.[1]

It is a one-story brick building with simple Colonial Revival details.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Ahlgren . Carol . National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Nebraska Post Offices Which Contain Section Artwork (1938-1942) . https://web.archive.org/web/20130513010420/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/MPD/PostOfficesSectionArt.pdf . usurped . May 13, 2013 . August 1991 . 2013-01-28.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=92000475}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Albion United States Post Office ]. National Park Service. Carol Ahlgren . August 1991 . May 13, 2017 . With .