1936 - Leon Post Office - Leon, Ia.
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N 40° 44.411 W 093° 44.770
15T E 437000 N 4510183
This one-story red brick building is located at 109 Ne 2nd Street in Leon, Ia.
Waymark Code: WMMDF5
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2014
Views: 2
This one-story red brick building is located at 109 Ne 2nd Street. This is a typical small town Post Office. The entryway is in the middle of the building and is flanked on either side by two one-over-one windows. The door is metal and glass. There is a small four-over-one strip window on either side of the door. Above the door is a glass lunette transom. There is dentilation along the roofline. On the entablature, the words "United States Post Office Leon Iowa 50144"
In the north facade, there is a cornerstone. The contains the following text:
Henry Morgenthau, Jr.
Secretary of the Treasury
James A Farley
Postmaster General
Louis A Simon
Supervising Architect
Neal A Melick
Supervising Engineer
1936
Year of construction: 1936
Full inscription:
Henry Morgenthau, Jr.
Secretary of the Treasury
James A Farley
Postmaster General
Louis A Simon
Supervising Architect
Neal A Melick
Supervising Engineer
1936
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
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