| 1.Property Name |
UNITED STATES POST OFFICE |
| 2.Resource Name |
SAME |
| 3.Address |
1100 WEST SECOND STREET |
| 4.City |
SULPHUR |
| 5.Vicinity |
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| 6. County |
Murray |
| 7.Lot |
3 |
| 8.Block |
153 |
| 9.Plat Name |
ORIGINAL TOWN |
| 10.Section |
34 |
| 11.Township |
1N |
| 12.Range |
3E |
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13a.Latitude (North) |
34.50836
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13b.Longitude (West) |
-96.9698
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14a.UTM Zone |
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14b.Northings |
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14c.Eastings
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| 15.Resource Type |
Building |
| 16.Historic Function |
Post Office |
| 17.Current Function |
Post Office |
| 18.Area of significance, Primary |
COMMERCE |
| 19.Area of significance, Secondary |
ART |
| 20.Description of Significance |
THIS PROPERTY MERITS FURTHER STUDY BECAUSE OF ITS ASSOCIATION WITH NEW DEAL ART. |
| 21.Document Resource |
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| 22.Name of the Preparer |
ALYSON GREINER |
| 23.Survey Project |
YES
Project Name:
THEMATIC SURVEY OF NEW DEAL ART
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| 24.Date of Preparation |
6/22/2004 |
| 25.Photographs |
Yes
Year:
2004 |
| 26. Architect/Builder |
LOUIS A. SIMON |
| 27. Year Built |
1936 |
| 28.Original Site |
Yes
Date Moved:
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| From Where |
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| 29.Accessible |
Yes |
| 30.Architectural Style |
Art Deco |
| Other Architectural Style
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| 31.Foundation Material |
CONCRETE |
| 32.Roof Type |
FLAT |
| 33.Roof Material |
UNCOLLECTED |
| 34.Wall Material (Primary) |
BRICK |
| 35.Wall Material (Secondary) |
Limestone |
| 36.Window Type |
SINGLE HUNG |
| 37.Window Material |
WOOD |
| 38.Door Type |
DOUBLE, GLAZED SLAB |
| 39.Door Material |
METAL |
| 40.Exterior Features |
ONE STORY |
| 41.Interior Features |
1939 MURAL "THE ROMANCE OF THE MAIL OR THE MAIL IN THE OLD CATTLE COUNTRY" BY ALBERT T. REID. |
| 42.Decorative Details |
STYLIZED WHEAT DESIGNS OVER ENTRY |
| 43.Condition of Resource |
Fair (somewhat in need of maintenance) |
| 44.Description of Resource |
A ONE STORY ART DECO STYLE BUILDING WITH BASEMENT. FACADE IS SYMMETRICAL WITH A SLIGHTLY RECESSED CENTRAL PORTION OF LIMESTONE. THIS PART OF THE FACADE WAS SANDBLASTED SOME YEARS AGO IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAN IT, BUT CAUSED QUITE VISIBLE EROSION AND WEAR OF THE SURFACE. |
| 45.Comments |
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| 46.Placement |
ON THE NW CORNER OF SECOND AND VINITA |
| 47.Listed on National Register |
No Data |
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| National Register Entry |
No Data |
| Date Updated (mm/dd/yyyy) |
7/24/2012 2:34:58 PM |
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