United States Post Office (Adel, Georgia)

The United States Post Office in Adel, Georgia is a building built in 1939. It is at 115 E. 4th Street (Georgia State Route 76) at the intersection with Parrish Avenue. It is square, one story tall and is in the Colonial Revival style. It was built by the Public Works Administration. The main entrance has broad granite steps with a cast-iron railing. The original wood double doors have been replaced. It served ZIP Code 31620 and was used as a post office until 2001. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 as "United States Post Office-Adel, Georgia".[1][2] It is now houses the Cook County Historical Society Museum & Genealogical Library.[3]

United States Post Office-Adel, Georgia
Southwest corner
United States Post Office (Adel, Georgia) is located in Georgia
United States Post Office (Adel, Georgia)
United States Post Office (Adel, Georgia) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Adel, Georgia)
Location115 E. 4th St., Adel, Georgia
Coordinates31.1374°N 83.4228°W / 31.1374; -83.4228
Arealess than one acre
Built1939
ArchitectLouis A. Simon
EngineerNeal A. Melick
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.08001319 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 15, 2009

The post office included a New Deal mural, titled "Plantation Scene" painted by Alice Flint in 1941. The mural now hangs in Adel's new, nonhistoric post office.[2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Gretchen A. Brock; Gail Hughes (November 19, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: United States Post Office-Adel, Georgia". National Park Service. Retrieved May 15, 2019. With accompanying 34 photos (the last two showing mural)
  3. Historical Society


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