Peter Klein, curator
608-837-2915
PKlein@mailbag.com

Post Office WPA Murals

The following public works murals are known to be extant in post offices listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Threshing Barley by Charles Thwaites
Chilton Post Office
57 E. Main St.
920-849-2651
Lobby hours: M-F 5 a.m. -7 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

The Choosing of the County Seat by John Van Koert
Neillsville Post Office
619 Hewett St.
715-743-2842
Lobby hours: M-F 6 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 6 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

One Hundredth Anniversary by Arnold Blanch
Columbus Post Office
211 S. Dickason Blvd.
920-623-5310
Lobby hours: M-F 5:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 5:30 -11 a.m

Discovery of the Northern Waters of the Mississippi by Jefferson Greer
(this is a plaster relief rather than a painted mural)
Prairie du Chien Post Office
120 S. Beaumont Rd.
608-326-6914
Lobby hours: M-F 5 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sat. 5 a.m.-4 p.m.

Fruits of Sturgeon Bay by Santos Zingale
Sturgeon Bay Post Office
359 Louisiana Ave.
920-743-2681
Lobby hours: M-F 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m.-noon

Farm Yard by Tom Rost
Lancaster Post Office
236 W. Maple St.
608-723-4923
Lobby hours: M-F 5:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m., Saturday 5:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Harvesting Cranberries by Raymond Redell
Berlin Post Office
122 S. Pearl St.
920-361-0360
Lobby hours: M-Sat. 6 a.m.-6 p.m.

Winter Sports by Paul Faulkner
Kewaunee Post Office
119 Ellis St.
920-388-3000
Lobby hours: M-F 5:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 5:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Lumberjack Fight on the Flambeau River by James Watrous
Park Falls Post Office
109 First St. North
715-762-4575
Lobby hours: M-F 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Tobacco Harvest by Vladimir Rousseff
Edgerton Post Office
104 N. Swift St.
608-884-6442
Lobby hours: M-F 5:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday 5:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Dairy Farm by Richard Jansen
Reedsburg Post Office
215 N. Walnut St.
608-524-2211
Lobby hours: M-Sat. 5:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

"Early Settlers" by Eugene Higgins
Shawano Post Office
235 S. Main St.
715-526-3011
Lobby hours: M-F 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Making Cheese by Charles Thwaites
Plymouth Post Office
302 E. Main St.
920-892-6906
Lobby hours: M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-noon

Indian Life, The Pioneer, Agriculture, Present City, and The Lake
by Schomer Lichtner
Sheboygan Post Office
522 N. Ninth St.
920-458-3741
Lobby hours: M-F 5 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 5:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Pioneer Postman by Tom Rost
Elkhorn Post Office
102 E. Walworth St.
262-723-2679
Lobby hours: M-F 7:30-5 p.m., Saturday 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

The Rural Mail Carrier by Peter Rotier
West Bend Post Office
607 Elm St.
Lobby hours: M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m.-noon

Wisconsin Countryside by Raymond Redell
Waupaca Post Office
306 S. Main St.
715-258-2010
Lobby hours: M-F 6 a.m.-5:15 p.m., Saturday 6 a.m.-5:15 p.m.

A. Grignon Trading With the Indians by Vlademir Rousseff
Kaukauna Schools Administration Center / formerly Kaukauna Post Office
112 Main St.
Lobby Hours: M-F 7:30 a.m.-4:30 a.m.

Air Mail Service by Edmund Lewandowski
Stoughton Post Office
246 E. Main St.
Lobby hours: M-F 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m-noon

The following nomination has been submitted to the National Park Service and has not yet been listed. The mural is intact and is part of the nomination:

Wisconsin Wild Flowers—Spring and Wisconsin Wild Flowers—Autumn by Frances Foy
West Allis Post Office
7440 W. Greenfield Ave.
Lobby hours: M-F 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-2 p.m.