Hebron United States Post Office

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The building in 2010
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Location145 North 5th Street,
Hebron, Nebraska [1]
Coordinates 40°10′03″N97°35′20″W / 40.16750°N 97.58889°W / 40.16750; -97.58889 (US Post Office--Hebron)
Arealess than one acre
Built1937
Architect Louis A. Simon
Architectural styleModerne
MPS Nebraska Post Offices Which Contain Section Artwork MPS
NRHP reference No. 92000473 [2]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1992

The Hebron United States Post Office is a historic building in Hebron, Nebraska. It was built in 1937, and designed in the Moderne style by U.S. supervising architect Louis A. Simon. [3] Inside there is a mural by Eldora Lorenzini, completed in 1939. [3] The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 11, 1992, as US Post Office-Hebron. [2]

The mural's subject is a herd of stampeding buffalo, stopping a train. An event of this type was asserted to have happened in the area. [4]

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References

  1. Address obtained from U.S. Postal Service website, accessed 2016-03-24. The NRHP nominating form [Usurped!] incorrectly lists the address as "145 North 15th Street", but on the second page, gives the location as "the southwest corner of 5th and Olive Streets".
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Carol Ahlgren (August 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hebron United States Post Office / TY10-008". National Park Service . Retrieved May 13, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1989 (two with mural)
  4. Ahlgren, Carol (August 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Nebraska Post Offices Which Contain Section Artwork MPS" (pdf). National Park Service . Retrieved May 14, 2019.