Chesterfield in Chesterfield County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Chesterfield Post Office

Photographed By Jane Ruschky, April 11, 2017

1. Chesterfield Post Office Marker

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(side 1)
This post office, built in 1937-38, is one of several New Deal-era post offices in S.C. designed by the Public Works Division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Its architecture, a restrained version of the Colonial Revival style, is typical of later New Deal-era post offices. It also included offices for the county extension agent and county home demonstration agent, under the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Continued on other side) (side 2) (Continued from other side) This post office features Bruno Mankowski's 1939 sculpture "The Farmer's Letter," a plaster relief commissioned by the Section of Fine Arts of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The section commissioned art in many New Deal-era public buildings, including 13 murals and 3 sculptures in S.C. Mankowski intended his sculpture to highlight the relationship between the people and their government.

Erected 2013 by The Town of Chesterfield. (Marker Number 13-13.)

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topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.

Location. 34° 44.141′ N, 80° 5.093′ W. Marker is in Chesterfield, South Carolina, in Chesterfield County. Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street (State Highway 9) and Scotch Road, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. Located in front of the post office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 E Main St, Chesterfield SC 29709, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. John Craig House (within shouting distance of this marker); Chesterfield Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); First Secession Meeting (within shouting distance of this marker); W. D. Craig House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Austin-Craig-Laney House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chesterfield Academy (approx. half a mile away); Chesterfield High School (approx. half a mile away); Sherman's March (approx. 7.2 miles away in North Carolina). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesterfield.

Photographed By Jane Ruschky, April 11, 2017

2. Chesterfield Post Office Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2017, by Jane Ruschky of Columbia, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 234 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 11, 2017, by Jane Ruschky of Columbia, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.