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Minden United States Post Office

Coordinates: 40°29′55″N 98°56′49″W / 40.49861°N 98.94694°W / 40.49861; -98.94694 (US Post Office--Minden)
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U.S. Post Office-Minden
The building in 2009
Minden United States Post Office is located in Nebraska
Minden United States Post Office
Location in Nebraska
Minden United States Post Office is located in the United States
Minden United States Post Office
Location in United States
Location410 North Minden Street, Minden, Nebraska
Coordinates40°29′55″N 98°56′49″W / 40.49861°N 98.94694°W / 40.49861; -98.94694 (US Post Office--Minden)
Arealess than one acre
Built1939
ArtistWilliam E. L. Bunn
Architectural styleModernist
MPSNebraska Post Offices Which Contain Section Artwork MPS
NRHP reference No.92000471[1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1992

The Minden United States Post Office is a historic building in Minden, Nebraska. It was built in 1936–1937, and designed in the Modernistic style by architect William E. L. Bunn.[2] Inside, there is a 13 by 6 feet (4.0 m × 1.8 m) Works Progress Administration mural in memory of 1848 Fort Kearny, completed in 1939 by artist William E. L. Bunn.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 as U.S. Post Office-Minden.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Carol Ahlgren (August 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Minden United States Post Office / KN04-007". National Park Service. Retrieved May 6, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1983