National Register of Historic Places

US Post Office-Truth or Consequences Main

Truth or Consequences, Sierra County, New Mexico
Listed
February 23, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90000141

About this property

The Hot Springs Post Office, or Truth or Consequences Main Post Office at 400 Main Street in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico was built in 1940. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It is Classical Revival in style, and was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon. It includes a 5 by 12 feet (1.5 m × 3.7 m) oil-on-canvas mural by artist Boris Deutsch, titled "The Indian Bear Dance," which was a prizewinner in a nearly-nation-wide competition run by the Fine Arts Section of the Federal Works Agency. It was one of 48 state-level selections out of 1,475 submitted sketches. The mural shows Indians in masks and costume performing a dance, with others watching, and was replicated in the December 4, 1939 issue of Life magazine.

Location

400 Main St.
Truth or Consequences, Sierra County, New Mexico
33.12984, -107.25333

Categories

ARTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was US Post Office-Truth or Consequences Main listed on the National Register?

US Post Office-Truth or Consequences Main was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1990.

What type of historic resource is US Post Office-Truth or Consequences Main?

US Post Office-Truth or Consequences Main is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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