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Virden Post Office Mural

Category
Landmark
Type
Tourist Spot
Address 1
211 N. Springfield St.
City
Virden
Zip
62690
Full Address
211 N. Springfield St. Virden 62690
Source
Google

Description

During the Great Depression, the United States govement commissioned works of art in public buildings across the nation. In 1939, the Virden Post Office was the recipient of one of these murals done by renowned illustrator and author James Daugherty. The artist's depiction of rural Midwestern life is considered to be one of his best works.