Post Office – Rockford MI
The historic post office in Rockford, Michigan was constructed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
The historic post office in Rockford, Michigan was constructed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
The historic Rockford post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: Pierre Bourdelle’s 1940 mural, “Along the Furrows,” commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Completed in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), this facility was built to house the Michigan State Police’s Rockford Post and Sixth District Headquarters. The latter has since relocated to Grand Rapids, though the former is still based here.