Pocahontas Post Office

	Pocahontas Post Office
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	File:Front view of the Old Pocahontas Post Office, now the office of the Pocahontas Star Herald.JPG
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Location	109 Van Bibber St., Pocahontas, Arkansas
Coordinates	36°15′43″N 90°58′16″W / 36.26194°N 90.97111°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1936
Architect	F.L. Rice, T. Jarvis Co.
Architectural style	Art Deco
Part of	Pocahontas Commercial Historic District (ID09000315)
NRHP reference No.	02000488
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 16, 2002
Designated CP	June 12, 2009

The Old Pocahontas Post Office is located at 109 Van Bibber Street in downtown Pocahontas, Arkansas. It is a single-story square brick building with a flat roof highlighted by a concrete cornice. It was built in 1936–37 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, and is a local example of restrained Art Deco architecture. Its main lobby housed a mural funded by the Section of Fine Arts, drawn by H. Louis Freund, entitled Early Days of Pocahontas.^[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1]

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Pocahontas Post Office
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File:Front view of the Old Pocahontas Post Office, now the office of the Pocahontas Star Herald.JPG
Pocahontas Post Office is located in Arkansas Pocahontas Post Office Location in Arkansas Show map of Arkansas Pocahontas Post Office is located in the United States Pocahontas Post Office Location in United States Show map of the United States
Location	109 Van Bibber St., Pocahontas, Arkansas
Coordinates	36°15′43″N 90°58′16″W / 36.26194°N 90.97111°W / 36.26194; -90.97111
Area	less than one acre
Built	1936 (1936)
Architect	F.L. Rice, T. Jarvis Co.
Architectural style	Art Deco
Part of	Pocahontas Commercial Historic District (ID09000315)
NRHP reference No.	02000488^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 16, 2002
Designated CP	June 12, 2009