1935 - Post Office (former) – Henderson TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 32° 09.274 W 094° 47.965
15S E 330309 N 3558987
One story red brick building across from the Rusk County Courthouse is now used as a tax office.
Waymark Code: WM11M44
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 1

Living New Deal

"The historic former post office building in Henderson, Texas was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building has been repurposed as the Ruck County Tax Office. A New Deal mural created for the post office in 1937 has since been destroyed."

Year of construction: 1935

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Full inscription:
Henry Morgenthau Jr / Secretary of the Treasury / James A Farley / Postmaster General / Louis A. Simon / Supervising Architect / Neal A. Melick / Supervising Engineer / Gilbert S. Underwood / Architect / 1935


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