United States Post Office | |
Coordinates: | 32.7464°N -97.3294°W |
Map Label: | US Post Office |
Locmap Relief: | yes |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Marker: | building |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 12 |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map showing the location for the old US Post Office in Fort Worth |
Added: | April 15, 1985 |
Refnum: | 84001998 |
Designated Other1: | RTHL |
Designated Other1 Date: | 1980 |
Designated Other1 Number: | 2030 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
United States Post Office is located on 251 W. Lancaster Avenue in Fort Worth, Texas. Designed by Wyatt C. Hedrick, the building opened on February 22, 1933. Composed of Cordova limestone, the three-story rectangular building was designed in the Beaux Arts style. In 2014, the building was placed on the "Most Endangered Places" list by Historic Fort Worth, Inc. The building was added to the National Register 1985.[1]
The building contains New Deal murals commissioned by the Public Works of Art Project in 1934, created by Fort Worth artists Dwight Clay Holmes and William Henry Baker.[2] [3]