Anthony United States Post Office

United States historic place


US Post Office--Anthony
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

37°09′14″N 98°01′08″W / 37.15389°N 98.01889°W / 37.15389; -98.01889
Area	less than one acre
Built	1939
Architect	Louis Simon
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Kansas Post Offices with Artwork, 1936--1942 MPS
NRHP reference No.	89001631^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 17, 1989

The Anthony United States Post Office, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as US Post Office—Anthony, is located at 121 W. Steadman in Anthony, Kansas. It was built in 1939. It was listed on the National Register in 1989.^[1]

It was deemed significant "for its historical association with the Treasury Department's Section program and for the artistic significance of the mural that it contains. The mural, "Turning a Corner", was painted by St. Louis artist Joe Jones (1901-1963) in 1939 and depicts three farmers using a combine to thresh wheat.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Martha Hagedorn-Krass (February 11, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Anthony United States Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved December 29, 2017. With three photos from 1987.