United States Post Office - Fayette County Courthouse Square Historic District - La Grange, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 29° 54.409 W 096° 52.629
14R E 704958 N 3310353
This New Deal Post Office was completed in February of 1937. It is still in use today. Inside there is a WPA mural entitled "Horses".
Waymark Code: WMY8C4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/09/2018
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It is typical of depression era post offices. Designed according to a standardized plan, the one story building includes a basement and a loading dock on the rear. The front fa9ade is composed of a tripartite entrance in addition to a multi-light window bay to each side. The entrance is composed of a centralized door flanked by multi-light windows with three ornamental panels inserted above the doors and windows. These cast stone bas-reliefs illustrate the three modern methods of transporting the mail: from left to right they depict a train, plane, and ship. The entrance to the post office is flanked by two light standards in the Modeme style.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Fayette County Courthouse Square Historic District

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Address:
113 East Colorado La Grange, TX

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