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US Post Office–Horton
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	825 1st Ave. E., Horton, Kansas
Coordinates	39°39′39″N 95°31′34″W / 39.66083°N 95.52611°W / 39.66083; -95.52611 (US Post Office–Horton)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1937 (1937)-38
Architect	Louis Simon
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Kansas Post Offices with Artwork, 1936--1942 MPS
NRHP reference No.	89001643
Added to NRHP	October 17, 1989

The United States Post Office, located at 825 1st Avenue E., is the main post office serving Horton, Kansas. The Neoclassical building was built circa 1937-38 and designed by Supervising Architect Louis Simon. The inside of the post office includes two murals, both painted by Kenneth Evett for the Treasury Department's post office mural program; the additional mural is unusual for a small post office. The first mural, titled Picnic in Kansas, was completed in 1938 and depicts a large family at a picnic. The second mural, titled Changing of Horses for the Pony Express, was completed the following year and shows a Pony Express rider leaving a station.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1989.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Hagedorn-Krass, Martha (February 17, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Horton United States Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved February 2, 2019. Accompanied by four photographs.

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