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. 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.

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It is at the intersection of North Pacific Street and East Kilpatrick Street, on the right when traveling 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.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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: Government Projects in Mineola (a few steps from this marker); The Thomas Breen Family (within shouting distance of this marker); First National Bank of Mineola (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sarah Rosalie Patten Buchanan (about 300 feet away); The Dixie Overland Highway - The Jim Hogg Highway (about 300 feet away); William Jesse McDonald (about 300 feet away);

Mineola Post Office image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 28, 2023

2. Mineola Post Office

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.

Dr Pepper Bottling Plant (about 400 feet away); Select Theater (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mineola.

Mineola Post Office National Register of Historic Places Marker image. Click for full size.

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 394 times since then and 47 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.