National Register of Historic Places

Lancaster Post Office

Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin
Listed
October 23, 2000
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
00001245

About this property

The Lancaster Post Office is a historic post office at 236 W. Maple Street in Lancaster, Wisconsin. The Lancaster Post Office opened in 1938, with George H. Cox serving as its first postmaster. It was one of several Wisconsin post offices built by the Public Works Administration in the 1930s; as the PWA commonly reused building designs, it was nearly identical to the Lake Geneva post office. In 1940, artist Tom Rost painted a mural on the interior as part of the Public Works of Art Project. Rost also painted murals in post offices in Elkhorn, Wisconsin and Paoli, Indiana, and he worked as an artist for the Milwaukee Journal in the 1930s. His mural in Lancaster, titled Farm Yard, depicts farmers working on a large hay wagon alongside chickens and pigs.

Location

236 W. Maple St.
Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin
42.84790, -90.71200

Categories

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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

Grant County Courthouse
Industrial
0.1 mi
Arthur, L. J., House
Industrial
0.1 mi
Courthouse Square Historic District
Civil War
0.1 mi
Lancaster Municipal Building
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0.1 mi
Kinney, Patrick and Margaret, House
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0.5 mi

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When was Lancaster Post Office listed on the National Register?

Lancaster Post Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 23, 2000.

What type of historic resource is Lancaster Post Office?

Lancaster Post Office is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lancaster Post Office?

The period of significance for Lancaster Post Office is recorded as the industrial era.

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