1936 - Pella Post Office - Pella, Ia.
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N 41° 24.395 W 092° 55.118
15T E 506800 N 4583896
This one-story red brick building is located at 801 Franklin Street in Pella, Ia.
Waymark Code: WMP139
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2015
Views: 3
This one-story red brick building is located at 801 Franklin Street. The fenestration is four double paned three-over-four windows with white wood decorative shutters on either side of each window. In the center of the building and separating the windows evenly is a pair of wood and glass doors with a semicircular glass transom above. There is a small arched gable above the top step. The cornice is dentilated, and the entablature below reads:
United States Post Office Pella, Iowa.
The date stone is on the left hand side of the building. It reads:
HENRY MORGENTHAU JR
ecretary 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
ecretary 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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