US Post Office--Helper Main ~ Helper, Utah - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Utah Historical Marker mounted on the front of the building reads:

The Helper Main Post Office, built in 1937 by the Works Progress Asministration (WPA), is significant for its association with the federal government's New Deal public arts programs. As one of only three Utah post offices that contain public art, it shows the depression era link between the federal government and the community. Built for less than $45,000, architect Louis Simon, engineer Neal Melick, and contractors Newstrom-Davis of Denver supervised the construction.

The interior mural hanging over the postmaster's door was painted by Jenne Magafan and represents a nitable type, period, and style of artistic expression. The oil on canvas mural, entitled "A Typical Western Town," depicts a dusty main street of false front wooden buildings and two horsement riding into a town. The design was the winner in a forty-eight state competition sponsored by the Fine Aets Section of the Federal Works Agency.

Street address: 45 S Main Street Helper, Utah 84526 County / Borough / Parish: Carbon County Year listed: 1989 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1925-1949 Historic function: Government Current function: Government Privately owned?: no Season start / Season finish: From: 01/02/2013 To: 12/31/2013 Hours of operation: From: 8:30 AM To: 5:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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