United States Post Office (Sylvester, Georgia)
The United States Post Office in Sylvester, Georgia is a historic post office. It was the area's only post office[2] and is adorned with a mural from the New Deal era titled Cantaloupe Industry that was painted by Chester J. Tingler in 1939.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1996. It is located at 122 North Main Street.
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| Location | 122 N. Main St., Sylvester, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 31°31′37″N 83°50′6″W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1939 |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000735[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 5, 1996 |
It is a rectangular, one-story building with Colonial Revival details applied to what has been termed as otherwise an International-style building. The International-style elements are its plain walls and windows and its flat composition roof.[4]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- About Worth County
- "Sylvester - Georgia.gov".
- Steven H. Moffson (March 7, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: U.S. Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved February 5, 2017. with 15 photos
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