Wynne Post Office

The Wynne Post Office is located at 402 East Merriman Street in Wynne, Arkansas. It is a single story brick structure, with a built-up parapet obscuring a flat roof. A recent addition extends to the rear. The building was built in 1936 at a cost to the federal government of $65,000. It is most notable for the mural that adorns its main lobby, titled Cotton Pickers, which was created by Ethel Magafan with funding from the United States Treasury Department's Section of Art, a Depression-era jobs program for artists.[2]

Wynne Post Office
Wynne Post Office is located in Arkansas
Wynne Post Office
Location in Arkansas
Wynne Post Office is located in the United States
Wynne Post Office
Location in United States
Location402 E. Merriman Ave., Wynne, Arkansas
Coordinates35°13′27″N 90°47′21″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1936 (1936)
ArchitectEthel Magafan, et al.
Architectural styleArt Deco
MPSPost Offices with Section Art in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.98000914[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1998

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Wynne Post Office". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-22.


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