Goose Creek in Baytown in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Baytown Post Office
Photographed by Jim Evans, October 29, 2020
1. Baytown Post Office Marker
Built in 1936-37 as the Goose Creek Post Office, this structure served as the area's main postal facility for almost fifty years. Designed by architect Louis A. Simon, the Early International style building features an interior fresco mural commissioned as part of the Federal Arts Program of the Works Progress Administration. After the post office moved from this building in 1985, it became the home of the Baytown Historical Museum.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1988
Erected 1988 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10611.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.
Location. 29° 44.027′ N, 94° 58.204′ W. Marker is in Baytown, Texas, in Harris County. It is in Goose Creek. It is at the intersection of West Defee and Gaillard Street, on the right when traveling east on West Defee. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220 W Defee, Houston TX 77058, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: City of Baytown (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); K'Nesseth Israel Synagogue (about 600 feet away); Memorial Baptist Church (approx. Ό mile away); Lee College (approx. half a mile away); George Washington Carver High School (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Baytown Sun (approx. Ύ mile away); Goose Creek Stream
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Photographed by Jim Evans, October 29, 2020
2. Baytown Post Office
The marker is on the wall to the left of the entrance to the post office.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2020, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 964 times since then and 74 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2022, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2020, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
