US Post Office--Preston Main
Preston Main Post Office is located in Idaho
Preston Main Post Office
Preston Main Post Office is located in the United States
Preston Main Post Office
Location55 E. Oneida St., Preston, Idaho
Coordinates42°5′47″N 111°52′28″W / 42.09639°N 111.87444°W / 42.09639; -111.87444
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1940 (1940)
ArchitectOffice of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in Idaho 1900--1941 MPS
NRHP reference No.89000135[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1989

The Preston Main Post Office, located at 55 E. Oneida St. in Preston, Idaho, was built in 1940. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 as US Post Office-Preston Main.[1]

Its Classical Revival design is credited to Louis A. Simon.

The interior includes a New Deal mural depicting U.S. cavalry attacking and burning a Native American village, titled "The Battle of Bear River". The approximately 5 by 12 feet (1.5 m × 3.7 m) mural was painted by Edmond J. Fitzgerald in 1941.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ H.J. "Jim" Kolva; Steve Franks (August 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: US Post Office-Preston Main / Preston Main Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved October 23, 2017. With four photos.


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