United States Post Office-Valentine

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U.S. Post Office-Valentine
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Location348 N. Main St., Valentine, Nebraska
Coordinates 42°52′33″N100°32′59″W / 42.87583°N 100.54972°W / 42.87583; -100.54972 Coordinates: 42°52′33″N100°32′59″W / 42.87583°N 100.54972°W / 42.87583; -100.54972
Arealess than one acre
Built1939
ArchitectSimon, Louis
Architectural style Moderne
MPS Nebraska Post Offices Which Contain Section Artwork MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001750 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 13, 1991

The U.S. Post Office-Valentine, at 348 N. Main St. in Valentine, Nebraska, was built in 1939. It has also been known as Cherry County Sawer Memorial Library Educational Service Unit 17, Media Center.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991; the listing included one contributing building and two contributing objects. [1] It includes invited artwork by University of Nebraska art professor Kady Faulkner. [2]

Interior with postmaster's window, and mural above Valentine, Nebraska former post office interior 1.JPG
Interior with postmaster's window, and mural above

It is one of 12 Nebraska post offices featuring a Section of Fine Arts mural. [3] The $700 mural in the post office was both praised and panned when it was originally produced. [4] Now the Valentine Media Center, operated by Educational Service Unit #17. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Carol Ahlgren (August 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Valentine United States Post Office / Cherry County Sawer Memorial Library Educational Service Unit 17, Media Center / CE14-090". National Park Service. and accompanying three photos from 1989
  3. Ahlgren, Carol (August 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Nebraska Post Offices Which Contain Section Artwork (1938-1942)" (PDF). Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-28.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. David Hendee (November 15, 2012). "The post-Depression post office murals of Nebraska". Omaha World-Herald . Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013. (see Valentine mural visible in 4th clickable photo)
  5. "Welcome to Educational Service Unit #17". Archived 2011-10-17 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2012-11-26.