National Register of Historic Places

Prairie Du Chien Post Office

Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin
Listed
October 23, 2000
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
00001263

About this property

The Prairie du Chien Post Office is a historic post office building at 120 S. Beaumont Road in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. The post office was built as part of the Works Progress Administration of the New Deal. Like many government buildings of the New Deal era, it has a modernist design with minimal decoration. The interior features a relief sculpture by Jefferson Greer titled Discovery of the Northern Waters of the Mississippi. The work, which was commissioned by the Public Works Administration in 1938, depicts Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet discovering the confluence of the Mississippi River and Wisconsin River near modern-day Prairie du Chien. Greer was a Milwaukee-based sculptor who assisted in the design of Mount Rushmore; the Prairie du Chien relief is his only post office work.

Location

120 S. Beaumont Rd.
Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin
43.05088, -91.14610

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Folsom, W.H.C., House
Industrial
0.1 mi
Commercial Hotel
Industrial
0.1 mi
Prairie du Chien City Hall
Industrial
0.1 mi
Fay, Benjamin F., and Wilhelmina House
Industrial
0.2 mi
Crawford County Courthouse
Industrial
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Prairie du Chien
1814Early Republic
0.2 mi
Battle of Prairie du Chien — First
1814Early Republic
0.4 mi

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When was Prairie Du Chien Post Office listed on the National Register?

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

What type of historic resource is Prairie Du Chien Post Office?

Prairie Du Chien Post Office is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Prairie Du Chien Post Office?

The period of significance for Prairie Du Chien Post Office is recorded as the industrial era.

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