With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
320 Main Street, Portland
- Portland Post Office
- Austin Merrill Mecklem
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Mecklem painted the mural showing tobacco farming, in 1943.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- Depression-era post office similar in design to many others but constructed of brick and local brownstone. Interior, with WPA mural, well-preserved with little change.
- Date of Construction
- c. 1940
- Historic Designation(s)