The Hebron United States Post Office is a historic building in Hebron, Nebraska. It was built in 1937, and designed in the Moderne style by U.S. supervising architect Louis A. Simon.[3] Inside there is a mural by Eldora Lorenzini, completed in 1939.[3] The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 11, 1992, as US Post Office-Hebron.[1]
US Post Office--Hebron | |
 The building in 2010 | |
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| Location | 145 North 5th Street, Hebron, Nebraska[2] |
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| Coordinates | 40°10′03″N 97°35′20″W / 40.16750°N 97.58889°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1937 |
| Architect | Louis A. Simon |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| MPS | Nebraska Post Offices Which Contain Section Artwork MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000473[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 11, 1992 |
The mural's subject is a herd of stampeding buffalo, stopping a train. An event of this type was asserted to have happened in the area.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Address obtained from U.S. Postal Service website, accessed 2016-03-24. The NRHP nominating form[usurped] incorrectly lists the address as "145 North 15th Street", but on the second page, gives the location as "the southwest corner of 5th and Olive Streets".
- ^ a b Carol Ahlgren (August 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hebron United States Post Office / TY10-008". National Park Service. Retrieved May 13, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1989 (two with mural)
- ^ Ahlgren, Carol (August 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Nebraska Post Offices Which Contain Section Artwork MPS" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
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