Mineola in Wood County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Mineola Post Office
Photographed By Jeff Leichsenring, March 28, 2023
1. Mineola Post Office Marker
Inscription.
Mineola Post Office. . Postal service in Mineola dates to 1873, when an "unofficial" post office opened in a local drugstore. The first U. S. post office in the area was granted in 1875. This building was constructed in 1937, at a time when numerous public works projects included such federal buildings. It originally included a Works Progress Administration mural, "The Horse and Buggy Give Way to Modern Methods of Mail Transportation" by California artist Bernard Zakheim, which was deemed beyond repair during renovations in 1972. The Mineola Post Office building is an excellent example of a Depression-era postal facility. It exhibits the standard plan design of many Moderne post offices of the time, including symmetrical facade, simplified entablature and horizontal lines. It was an official U. S. post office until 1998.
Recorded Texas Historical Landmark - 1999.
Postal service in Mineola dates to 1873, when an "unofficial" post office opened in a local drugstore. The first U. S. post office in the area was granted in 1875. This building was constructed in 1937, at a time when numerous public works projects included such federal buildings. It originally included a Works Progress Administration mural, "The Horse and Buggy Give Way to Modern Methods of Mail Transportation" by California artist Bernard Zakheim, which was deemed beyond repair during renovations in 1972. The Mineola Post Office building is an excellent example of a Depression-era postal facility. It exhibits the standard plan design of many Moderne post offices of the time, including symmetrical facade, simplified entablature and horizontal lines. It was an official U. S. post office until 1998.
Recorded Texas Historical Landmark - 1999
Erected 1999 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11664.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 32° 39.837′ N, 95° 29.265′ W. Marker is in Mineola, Texas, in Wood County. Marker is at the intersection of North Pacific Street and East Kilpatrick Street, on the right when traveling
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north on North Pacific Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 114 North Pacific Street, Mineola TX 75773, United States of America. Touch for directions.
The building is now the Mineola History Museum. The marker is on the right and the Government Projects in Mineola Marker is on the left.
Photographed By Jeff Leichsenring, March 28, 2023
3. Mineola Post Office National Register of Historic Places Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 1, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
