United States Post Office (Rifle, Colorado)

The Rifle Main Post Office, at Railroad Avenue and Fourth Street in Rifle, Colorado, United States, was built in 1940. It includes a New Deal mural. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Description

The building's design, generally Classical Revival and with Colonial Revival details, is credited to Louis A. Simon.

The mural mounted above the Postmaster's office door, titled "Colorado Landscape", was painted on canvas in 1942 by artist George Vander Sluis (1915-1984). With

An information sheet posted below the mural reports that Sluis based the painting on sketches near Rifle, but that it does not depict any specific scene."Information Concerning the Mural above the Postmaster's Door, U.S. Post Office, Rifle, Colorado", accessed July 30, 2018

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Garfield County, Colorado List of United States post office murals

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