The Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building and United States Courthouse, originally known as the United States Courthouse and Federal Building, is located in Trenton, Mercer County,

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. It houses the

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. The building was designed by

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and completed in 1932. The "stripped" Neoclassic structure contains murals by Charles Wells. It was added to the

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in 1989 and

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in 2012. It was named for federal judge

Clarkson Sherman Fisher Clarkson Sherman Fisher (July 8, 1921 – July 27, 1997) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Education and career Born in Long Branch, New Jersey, Lo ...

in 1993 prior to his death in 1997."Clarkson S. Fisher, 76, Is Dead; Was Federal Judge In New Jersey" By David M. Herszenhorn, New York Times, July 30, 1997
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* Buildings and structures in Trenton, New Jersey Courthouses in New Jersey Government buildings completed in 1932 Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Neoclassical architecture in New Jersey Art Deco architecture in New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Trenton, New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey {{TrentonNJ-stub

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