United States Post Office (Fredericktown, Missouri) Explained

Fredericktown United States Post Office
Coordinates:37.5581°N -90.2942°W
Built:-1937
Architect:Simon, Louis A.
Builder:Hiram Lloyd Building & Const.
Architecture:Moderne
Added:October 8, 2009
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:09000814

Fredericktown United States Post Office is a historic post office building located at Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon and built in 1936–1937. It is a one-story, rectangular, WPA-Moderne style red brick and limestone building. It measures approximately 64 feet by 68 feet and features an elaborated raised entrance within an ashlar enframement of pilasters and tall, complex windows. The lobby has a Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural by Missourian James Baare Turnbull titled, "The Lead Belt," installed in 1939.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fredericktown United States Post Office . 2017-01-01. Carole A. Magnus and Roger Maserang. PDF. May 2009 . Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 11 photographs from 2009)