402 E. Merriman Ave., Wynne, Arkansas. County/parish: Cross.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 14, 1998. NRIS 98000914.
Part of Post Offices with Section Art in Arkansas MPS (NRIS 64500025).
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The Wynne Post Office is located at 402 East Merriman Street in Wynne, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick structure, with a built-up parapet obscuring a flat roof. A recent addition extends to the rear. The building was built in 1936 at a cost to the federal government of $65,000. It is most notable for the mural that adorns its main lobby, titled Cotton Pickers, which was created by Ethel Magafan with funding from the United States Treasury Department's Section of Art, a Depression-era jobs program for artists.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
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