U.S. Post Office - DeQueen, AR - WPA Projects on Waymarking.com

The DeQueen Post Office was a New Deal building project, and has a similar look to many of the Treasury Department post office buildings. This is a one-story tan brick building which is square, with a hipped roof covered with composition shingles, constructed in 1940.

The central entrance has a single aluminum and glass door with narrow sidelight. Above the door is a large panel covered with metal scrollwork, containing a metallic eagle. On the upper wall is a frieze reading "United States Post Office / DeQueen, Arkansas." There are four large segmented windows separated by wide brick pilasters. Under each window unit is a concrete panel, and there is a concrete water table around the building.

There is a basement, with an outside entrance on the south elevation. A handicap ramp has been added to the front of the building. To the left of the entrance is a concrete cornerstone reading:

James A. Farley
Postmaster General
John M. Carmody
Federal Works Administrator
W. Englebert Reynolds
Commissioner of Public Buildings
Louis A. Simon
Supervising Architect
Neal A. Melick
Supervising Engineer
1940

Project type: Government building (non-park) Date built or created: 1940 City: DeQueen, AR Condition: Pristine condition Website for additional information: [Web Link] Location: Not listed

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