Hebron United States Post Office

The Hebron United States Post Office is a historic building in Hebron, Nebraska. It was built in 1937, and designed in the Moderne style by U.S. supervising architect Louis A. Simon.[3] Inside there is a mural by Eldora Lorenzini, completed in 1939.[3] The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 11, 1992, as US Post Office-Hebron.[2]

US Post Office--Hebron
The building in 2010
Location145 North 5th Street,
Hebron, Nebraska[1]
Coordinates40°10′03″N 97°35′20″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1937
ArchitectLouis A. Simon
Architectural styleModerne
MPSNebraska Post Offices Which Contain Section Artwork MPS
NRHP reference No.92000473[2]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1992

The mural's subject is a herd of stampeding buffalo, stopping a train. An event of this type was asserted to have happened in the area.[4]

References
  1. Address obtained from U.S. Postal Service website, accessed 2016-03-24. The NRHP nominating form incorrectly lists the address as "145 North 15th Street", but on the second page, gives the location as "the southwest corner of 5th and Olive Streets".
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. Carol Ahlgren (August 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hebron United States Post Office / TY10-008". National Park Service. Retrieved May 13, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1989 (two with mural)
  4. Ahlgren, Carol (August 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Nebraska Post Offices Which Contain Section Artwork MPS" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
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