Red Cloud United States Post Office

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U.S. Post Office-Red Cloud
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Location300 N. Webster, Red Cloud, Nebraska
Coordinates 40°05′17″N98°31′07″W / 40.08806°N 98.51861°W / 40.08806; -98.51861 (US Post Office--Red Cloud)
Arealess than one acre
Built1941
Architectural style Moderne
MPS Nebraska Post Offices Which Contain Section Artwork (1938-42) MPS
NRHP reference No. 92000474 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1992

The Red Cloud United States Post Office, at 300 N. Webster in Red Cloud, Nebraska, was built in 1941 in Moderne style.

It includes three panels of mural artwork, painted on canvas by artist Archie Musick. The three panels, titled "Moving Westward," "Stockade Builders," and "Loading Cattle," depict the movement of Indian tribes to the west, the beginning of white settlement, and cowboys loading cattle into pens. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 as U.S. Post Office-Red Cloud. The listing included the building and three contributing objects. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Carol Ahlgren (August 1991). "National Register of Historic Places: Nebraska Post Offices Which Contain Section Artwork (1938-42) MPS" (PDF). Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  3. Carol Ahlgren (August 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Red Cloud United States Post Office / WT07-195". National Park Service . Retrieved May 6, 2019. With accompanying five photos from 1989