United States Post Office (Fort Worth, Texas) Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: United States Post Office, Fort Worth . April 15, 1985 . Texas Historic Sites Atlas . Texas Historical Commission.
  2. Web site: Main Post Office (former) Murals – Fort Worth TX . . November 14, 2022 .
  3. Book: 1934 . Report of the Public Works of Art Project . Washington, D.C. . Government Printing Office . 75 .