New Deal Projects – Living New Deal

Projects in Berea

Berea Police and Municipal Center (Old Post Office) – Berea KY

Berea, Kentucky’s Police and Municipal Center was originally built as the community’s post office. The New Deal building was constructed ca. 1938. It also houses an example of New Deal artwork.

Berea Police and Municipal Center (Old Post Office) Mural – Berea KY

Frank W. Long completed this tempera-on-plaster mural, entitled “Berea Commencement in the Old Days,” in 1940 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby of the Berea Police and Municipal Center (itself a… read more