United States Post Office Hollis
National Register of Historic Places

United States Post Office Hollis

Hollis, Harmon County, Oklahoma
Listed
April 16, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09000215

About this property

The United States Post Office Hollis, at 120 N. 2nd St. in Hollis, Oklahoma, was built in 1939. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. It includes a New Deal program mural by artist Lloyd Lozes Goff, described in its NRHP nomination:Mapping the Trail depicts five trail riders discussing the route of their cattle drive in the midst of their dilapidated camp. Their denim attire seems to mark them as early twentieth century cowboys, and the landscape with its rust-colored soil and sparse vegetation suggests the southwestern landscape of Oklahoma, although Goff may have used New Mexican terrain. The sod dwelling adorned with a horseshoe and a cattle skull offers contradictory messages of luck and the passing of life, respectively. With the coming storms in the background, Goff crafts an image of the uncertain life of the cowboy, often fraught with economic and environmental challenges. Cattle drives had become increasingly rare in the early twentieth century and the romantic cowboy that Goff depicts in Mapping the Trail was disappearing from the southwestern landscape during his lifetime.

Location

120 N. 2nd St.
Hollis, Harmon County, Oklahoma
34.68263, -99.92004

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTART
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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Hollis City Hall and Jail
Industrial
0.1 mi
Harmon County Courthouse
Industrial
0.2 mi
Gould Community Building
Industrial
8.4 mi
Citizens Bank Tower
Industrial
12.3 mi
Perryman Ranch Headquarters
Civil War
22.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of the North Fork of the Red River 1872
1872Indian Wars
13.6 mi

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When was United States Post Office Hollis listed on the National Register?

United States Post Office Hollis was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 2009.

What type of historic resource is United States Post Office Hollis?

United States Post Office Hollis is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for United States Post Office Hollis is recorded as the industrial era.

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