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GRAHAM POST OFFICE Built in 1935-1936 at a cost of $60,000, this was the seventh and first long-term Post Office in Graham. It was one of a number of depression-era Federally funded projects built in the city. An excellent example of a moderne style post Office of the 1930s, the structure contains an intact mural by regional painter Alexandre Hogue. The edifice was designed by U.S. Treasury architect Louis A. Simon. Its distinctive features include decorative aluminum grillwork, sculptural metal lights and zig-zag art moderne stone friezes. The U.S. Postal operations were relocated to another site in 1992. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1999		 Oil Fields of Graham by Alexandre Hogue

Located in the center of "America's Largest Downtown Square" and in the former U.S. Post Office (1937- 1992), the City of Graham purchased the building in 1993 for the purpose of a museum and art center. The building contains one of the post office murals by the Texas artist, Alexandre Hogue. The mural, titled "Oil Fields of Graham", is on permanent loan basis from the postal service.

The Old Post Office Museum & Art Center (OPOMAC) is a non-profit museum opened in 2002 and dedicated to the development and maintenance of a general museum of history and fine arts for the education and enrichment of the citizens of Young County and beyond. OPOMAC collects, preserves, and exhibits items related to the history of the Young County region with emphasis circa 1850 to present. Our goal is to bring about a better understanding and appreciation of history, art, and the natural environment of the area and to utilize the United States Post Office building as a repository for the objects of the permanent collection.

Early Morning on Goodnight - Loving Trail

"Early Morning on Goodnight - Loving Trail" by Texas sculptor, Joe Barrington is another permanent exhibit that visitors to the OPOMAC will enjoy. Inside the museum are housed information and exhibits about the founding of the Texas Southwest Cattle Raiser's Association as well as cattle brands of early young County ranchers.

Other exhibits include the history of the Brazos River Indian Reservation and Indian Agent Robert Neighbors and information about the founding of Graham by brothers, E.S. and G.A. Graham in 1873 and the Graham Salt Works.



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