National Register of Historic Places

US Post Office-Prosser Main

Prosser, Benton County, Washington
Listed
August 6, 1991
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
91000653

About this property

The Prosser Main Post Office is a depression-era federally-constructed US Post Office. It is a single level brick edifice located on East Meade Avenue in downtown Prosser. The Post Office is known both as an example of the Starved Classicism style construction typical of government projects of the mid to late 1930s, and for its lobby mural. The building was completed in 1935, and the mural was completed in 1937. The lobby mural is a work by Ernest Norling entitled "Mail Train in the 80's". It depicts mail delivery at the Northern Pacific's depot platform in the 1880s. Ernest Norling was a PWAP artist from Pasco who is known for his New Deal era murals in Seattle, and other places. The Post Office was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Location

1103 Meade Ave.
Prosser, Benton County, Washington
46.20409, -119.77037

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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Nearby Historic Sites

Benton County Courthouse
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0.1 mi
Carey, J. W., House
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Morse House
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Howay-Dykstra House
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When was US Post Office-Prosser Main listed on the National Register?

US Post Office-Prosser Main was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 1991.

What type of historic resource is US Post Office-Prosser Main?

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

What is the period of significance for US Post Office-Prosser Main?

The period of significance for US Post Office-Prosser Main is recorded as the industrial era.

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