Location Information (for the U.S. Post Office) Name: U.S. Post Office Address: 201 Jefferson Street, South City/County: Macon, Noxubee County Architectural Information Construction Date: 1941 Registration Information NR District Name: Macon (2002)     NR Status: Contributing     Element No.: 82	Loading
Context/Comments Built in 1940-41 under the auspices of the Federal Works Agency, this post office building was designed and built under the direction of Louis A. Simon (1867-1958), Supervising Architect of the Treasury from 1933 to 1939 and subsequently Supervising Architect for the Public Buildings Administration of the Federal Works Agency. It contains a mural by Douglas Crockwell, completed and installed in 1944.
Brief Description A one-story, hip-roofed building, clad in reddish-brown brick, with segmental-arched fenestration. It differs from similar post office buildings in Batesville and Charleston, Mississippi, by having a small projecting porch of lacy ironwork sheltering the front entrance.