On October 24th 2000, 27 Wisconsin post offices were
listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This
group was titled "United States Post Office Construction
from 1913-1943, State of Wisconsin-Milwaukee District".
In many cases these post offices were determined to be
eligible under the criterion of art, for the public works
artwork located within their lobbies. During the period
1913 - 1943 the U.S. Treasury administered the murals
program, where 1% of the cost of the buildings
construction was to be designated for artwork. In many
cases large murals were placed over the door to the
postmaster's office. Two general themes had to be
followed: postal delivery or local history. John Van Koert
painted Neillsville's post office mural in 1940. The theme
of the mural is the historic story of Clark County's vote for Click on image to enlarge
the location of county seat. The two communities vying for
this honor were Neillsville and Weston Rapids, which was located north of Neillsville. O'Neill's Mill in Neillsville and Parkers Tavern, 18 miles South of Neillsville were the polling locations. The folklore spins the yarn of free whiskey being offered to men on the north side of the O'Neill Creek. This was to hamper their ability to cross the boom on the dam in order to vote for Neillsville. In actuality it was the logging companies south of Neillsville who instructed their men to vote for Neillsville, which carried a 17 vote majority for the placement of Clark County's County Seat in Neillsville. NR
EL – The structure is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
LR – The structure is on the Local Historic Register
NR – The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
