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Federal buildings in the United States house offices of the
United States government
The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, a city within a fede ...
that provide services to state and city level population centers. These
federal building
A federal building is a building housing local offices of various government departments and agencies in countries with a federal system, especially when the central government is referred to as the "federal government".
Federal buildings in ...
s are often literally named Federal Building, with this moniker displayed on the property; they may share real estate with
federal courthouses.
There are design issues specific to federal buildings, relating to their multipurpose functions and concerns related to the fact of their association with the government. For example, as symbols of the government, they may potentially be focus of protests or threats, so there are security issues. Also environmental impacts and environmentally sound design may be more important.
A committee set up by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 issued "Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture". Towards improving design of federal buildings in the United States, "the committee recommended architecture that would convey the 'dignity, enterprise, vigor, and stability of the American Government.' Designers and officials were encouraged to pay special attention to site selection and layout, including landscape development."
Some architects specialize in federal building designs.
History
The first U.S. Federal building authorized by the U.S. Congress in 1807, with an appropriation of $20,000 to build, in New Orleans, a post office, courthouse, or custom house.
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Historically, the authorization and construction of the first federally-funded building in a small town often has been a major event. Sometimes these were simply a post office or a courthouse; often they were combination buildings.
The Treasury Department of the U.S. established a Department of Construction office in 1852. From 1864 on the ]Office of the Supervising Architect The Office of the Supervising Architect was an agency of the United States Treasury Department that designed federal government buildings from 1852 to 1939.
The office handled some of the most important architectural commissions of the nineteenth ...
handled design of federal buildings.
William Gibbs McAdoo
William Gibbs McAdoo Jr.McAdoo is variously differentiated from family members of the same name:
* Dr. William Gibbs McAdoo (1820–1894) – sometimes called "I" or "Senior"
* William Gibbs McAdoo (1863–1941) – sometimes called "II" or "Ju ...
, the Secretary of the Treasury
The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal a ...
from 1913 to 1918, and the Supervising Architect at the time, James A. Wetmore
James Alfonso Wetmore (November 1863 – March 14, 1940) was an American lawyer and administrator, best known as the Acting Supervising Architect of the U.S. Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department from 1915 through 1933 ...
promoted standardization of government building design. They instituted the policy that buildings were to be designed with "scale, materials and finishes" that directly reflected their "location, prominence and income". This push to standardization of public building design was in conflict with the Tarsney Act
John Charles Tarsney (November 7, 1845 – September 4, 1920) was an American politician from Missouri and an associate justice of the Oklahoma Territory Supreme Court (1896-1899). He then returned to Kansas City, Missouri, where he had a private ...
, which permitted private architects to design federal buildings after being selected in a competition under the supervision of the Supervising Architect. The act, under which several prior buildings were designed, was repealed in 1913 as it was felt that designing building with government architects would most efficiently cause the desired standardization.
Buildings were to be designed with specific criteria, A "Class A" building was one which was on a major street of a major city, surrounding by expensive building and expected to generate at least $800,000 in revenue. These buildings would have marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or Dolomite (mineral), dolomite. Marble is typically not Foliation (geology), foliated (layered), although there are exceptions. In geology, the ...
or granite
Granite () is a coarse-grained ( phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies under ...
exteriors, marble interiors, ornamental bronze, and other similar fixtures.
A small post office with revenue of under $15,000 would be made of brick
A brick is a type of block used to build walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction. Properly, the term ''brick'' denotes a block composed of dried clay, but is now also used informally to denote other chemically cured cons ...
, with standard wood windows and doors and would appear "ordinary". Critics felt the system would make public buildings too plain.
The growth of cities and government functions has led to the need for large multipurpose highrise federal buildings. An example is the 32-story $120 million construction in Cleveland of the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building
The Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building (also known as the Federal Office Building, the Celebrezze Building, or the Federal Building for short) is a skyscraper located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
Design
The building was designed by the firms o ...
.
In the United States, multipurpose federal buildings are generally managed by the U.S. General Services Administration
The General Services Administration (GSA) is an independent agency of the United States government established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. GSA supplies products and communications for U.S. gover ...
. The GSA recognized its top 20 federal buildings in 2014.
List of federal buildings in the United States
Notable buildings in the United States that have been termed "federal building" include:
Alabama
* Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (Dothan, Alabama)
The Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, also known as U.S. Post Office and Court House, is a historic government building in Dothan, Alabama.
Architecture and history
The Classical Revival architecture, Classical Revival building was begun in 1 ...
, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
Alaska
* Federal Building (Fairbanks, Alaska), NRHP-listed in Fairbanks North Star Borough
* Hurff Ackerman Saunders Federal Building and Robert Boochever US Courthouse, Juneau, Alaska
* Ketchikan Federal Building, Ketchikan, Alaska, NRHP-listed
* Old Federal Building (Anchorage, Alaska)
The Old Federal Building in Anchorage, Alaska is a structure serving primarily as a courthouse of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. Completed in stages from 1939 to 1941, the building was listed in the National Register o ...
, NRHP-listed
Arkansas
*Federal Building (Little Rock, Arkansas)
The Federal Building of Little Rock, Arkansas is located at 700 West Capitol Avenue, adjacent to the Richard Sheppard Arnold United States Post Office and Courthouse. It is a large seven-story Modern structure, occupying an entire city block, bui ...
(1961)
California
* Edward R. Roybal Federal Building, Los Angeles, California
* James C. Corman Federal Building, Los Angeles, California
* Main Post Office and Federal Building (Oakland, California) Federal Building and Post Office, and variations such as prefixed by Old, may refer to:
* Main Post Office and Federal Building (Oakland, California), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Alameda County
* U.S. Post Office, ...
, NRHP-listed in Alameda County
* Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building
The Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building complex is a federal building complex in Oakland, California, constructed as part of the Oakland City Center redevelopment project. In 1998, the United States Congress passed a bill naming the building for for ...
, Oakland, California
* San Francisco Federal Building
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, San Francisco, California
* U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Federal Building (Sacramento, California), NRHP-listed
* U.S. Post Office (Stockton, California)
The U.S. Post Office, also known as the Federal Building, is a post office and government building in Stockton, California.
The building is designed in a mixture of classical and moderne styles known as "starved classicism". The architecture fir ...
, also known as the Federal Building
* Wilshire Federal Building
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, Los Angeles, California
Colorado
* Byron White United States Courthouse
The Byron White United States Courthouse is a courthouse in Denver, Colorado, currently the seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. It formerly housed courthouses of the United States District Court for the District of C ...
, Denver, Colorado, formerly known and NRHP-listed as "U.S. Post Office and Federal Building"
* Federal Building (Colorado Springs, Colorado), a former Ent Air Force Base computer facility
* Pueblo Federal Building
The Pueblo Federal Building is a historic government building in Pueblo, Colorado, built in 1897. The building serves as a federal courthouse and post office. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
It was designed b ...
, Pueblo, Colorado, NRHP-listed
* United States Post Office and Federal Courthouse-Colorado Springs Main, NRHP-listed
* US Post Office and Federal Building-Canon City Main
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, Canon City, Colorado, NRHP-listed in Fremont County
* US Post Office and Federal Building-Delta Main, Delta, Colorado, NRHP-listed in Delta County
* US Post Office and Federal Building-Monte Vista Main
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, Monte Vista, Colorado, NRHP-listed in Rio Grande County
* US Post Office, Federal Building, and Federal Courthouse-Sterling Main, Sterling, Colorado, NRHP-listed in Logan County
Connecticut
* William R. Cotter Federal Building
The William R. Cotter Federal Building is a historic post office, courthouse, and federal office building located at 135–149 High Street in Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut. It was the courthouse for United States District Court for ...
, Hartford, Connecticut, NRHP-listed
Florida
* U.S. Post Office-Federal Building (Sarasota, Florida), NRHP-listed
* U.S. Courthouse Building and Downtown Postal Station (Tampa, Florida), also known and NRHP-listed as "Federal Building, U.S. Courthouse, Downtown Postal Station"
Georgia
* Federal Building and Courthouse (Gainesville, Georgia)
The Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse is a historic building in Gainesville, Georgia, located at 126 Washington Street. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 1974. Part of the building was constructed in 1910 ...
, NRHP-listed
* Old U.S. Post Office and Federal Building (Macon, Georgia)
The William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, also and formerly known as Old U.S. Post Office and Federal Building, is a courthouse in Macon, Georgia of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Compl ...
, NRHP-listed
* Tomochichi Federal Building and United States Courthouse
The Tomochichi Federal Building and United States Court House is a court house of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia located in Savannah, Georgia. It was built between 1894 and 1899, and substantially enlarged in ...
, Savannah, Georgia, NRHP-listed
Hawaii
* Prince Kūhiō Federal Building, Honolulu, Hawaii
Idaho
* Coeur d'Alene Federal Building, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, NRHP-listed in Kootenai County
* Pocatello Federal Building
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, Pocatello, Idaho, NRHP-listed in Bannock County
* Sandpoint Federal Building, Sandpoint, Idaho, NRHP-listed in Bonner County
Illinois
* Chicago Federal Building
The Chicago Federal Building in Chicago, Illinois was constructed between 1898 and 1905 for the purpose of housing the Midwest's federal courts, main post office, and other government bureaus. It stood in The Loop neighborhood on a block bo ...
, Chicago, Illinois
* Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse
The Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, commonly referred to as the Dirksen Federal Building, is a skyscraper in the Chicago Loop at 219 South Dearborn Street. It was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and completed in 1964. The ...
, also known as "Dirksen Federal Building
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" or the "Chicago Federal Center", Chicago, Illinois
* Kluczynski Federal Building, Chicago, Illinois
* Pekin Federal Building, Pekin, Illinois, NRHP-listed
Indiana
* Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse
The Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, formerly known as the U.S. Courthouse and Post Office and as the Federal Building, is a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, located in Indianapol ...
, a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, also known as ''Federal Building''
* Minton-Capehart Federal Building, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Terre Haute Post Office and Federal Building, Terre Haute, Indiana, NRHP-listed
Iowa
* Federal Building and United States Courthouse (Sioux City, Iowa), NRHP-listed
Kansas
* Federal Building-US Post Office (Independence, Kansas) Federal Building and Post Office, and variations such as prefixed by Old, may refer to:
*Main Post Office and Federal Building (Oakland, California), National Register of Historic Places listings in Alameda County, California, listed on the Nationa ...
, NRHP-listed in Montgomery County
* US Post Office and Federal Building-Salina
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, Salina, Kansas, NRHP-listed in Saline County
* , NRHP-listed
Kentucky
* Federal Building-Courthouse (London, Kentucky), NRHP-listed
* Federal Building and US Post Office-Owensboro
Federal or foederal (archaic) may refer to:
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*Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies
*Federation, or ''Federal state'' (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or ...
, Owensboro, Kentucky, NRHP-listed in Daviess County
Louisiana
* Federal Building (Ruston, Louisiana), NRHP-listed in Lincoln Parish
* Old Federal Building (Opelousas, Louisiana)
A federal building is a building housing local offices of various government departments and agencies in countries with a federal system, especially when the central government is referred to as the " federal government".
Federal buildings in ...
, NRHP-listed in St. Landry Parish
Michigan
* Federal Building (Lansing, Michigan), NRHP-listed in Ingham County
* Federal Building (Port Huron, Michigan)
The Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Port Huron, Michigan is a historic courthouse and federal office building located at Port Huron, Michigan, Port Huron in St. Clair County, Michigan. It is a courthouse of the United States District Court f ...
, NRHP-listed
* Old Federal Building (Sault Ste. Marie)
The United States Post Office (also known as the Old Federal Building) at 209 East Portage Avenue in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, is an historic building which has served various purposes since its construction in the ea ...
, NRHP-listed
Missouri
* United States Post Office (Hannibal, Missouri)
The United States Post Office at Hannibal, Missouri, is a federal building previously used as a post office and as a courthouse. It is also known as the Federal Building or the Naval Reserve Center, and is located at 600 Broadway. The building's ...
, also known and NRHP-listed as "Federal Building"
Montana
* Federal Building (Kalispell, Montana)
A federal building is a building housing local offices of various government departments and agencies in countries with a federal system, especially when the central government is referred to as the "federal government".
Federal buildings in ...
, NRHP-listed in Flathead County
* Lewistown Federal Building & Post Office (1931), Lewistown, Montana, NRHP-listed in Fergus County
Nebraska
*North Platte U.S. Post Office and Federal Building
The North Platte U.S. Post Office and Federal Building is a historic three-story building in North Platte, Nebraska. It was built in 1913, and designed in the Renaissance Revival architecture, Renaissance Revival style by architect James Knox Tayl ...
, NRHP-listed
* Federal Office Building (Omaha, Nebraska)
The Federal Office Building (Omaha, Nebraska), also known as the Old Federal Building, is a thirteen story, stripped classical style building with Art Deco elements located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The building was designed and built in 1933-3 ...
, NRHP-listed
Nevada
* Federal Building and Post Office (Fallon, Nevada)
The Federal Building and Post Office, also known as the Old Post Office or Fallon Post Office is located at 90 N. Maine St. in Fallon, Nevada. It was built around 1928-29 and is a Classical Revival-style building of a standard design. It was liste ...
, NRHP-listed
New Jersey
* Federal Building and Courthouse (Camden, New Jersey)
A federal building is a building housing local offices of various government departments and agencies in countries with a federal system, especially when the central government is referred to as the "federal government".
Federal buildings in ...
, NRHP-listed in Camden County
New Mexico
* , NRHP-listed
* Federal Building (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
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, NRHP-listed
New York
* Charles L. Brieant, Jr. Federal Building and Courthouse
The Hon. Charles L. Brieant Jr. Federal Building and Courthouse is a United States federal office building and courthouse located at 300 Quarropas Street in downtown White Plains, New York, the seat of Westchester County. It is adjacent to the Ri ...
, White Plains, New York
* Federal Building and Post Office (New York, New York)
The Federal Building and Post Office is a historic main post office, courthouse, and Federal office building in Brooklyn, New York. The original building was the Brooklyn General Post Office, and is now the Downtown Brooklyn Station, and the nor ...
, NRHP-listed in New York
* Federal Building (Rochester, New York)
Rochester City Hall is a historic government building in Rochester in Monroe County, New York. Also known as the Federal Building and Old Post Office, the building was originally built for use by the federal government. It is a four-story, Richard ...
, NRHP-listed
* Jacob K. Javits Federal Building
The Jacob K. Javits Federal Office Building at 26 Federal Plaza on Foley Square in the Civic Center neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City houses many federal government agencies. At over 41 stories, it is the tallest federal building in the U ...
, New York, New York
North Carolina
* Alton Lennon Federal Building and Courthouse
Alton Lennon Federal Building and Courthouse, also known as the Customs House, is a historic Federal building and courthouse located at Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect un ...
, Wilmington, North Carolina, NRHP-listed
* Charles R. Jonas Federal Building, Charlotte, North Carolina, NRHP-listed
* Federal Building (Raleigh, North Carolina)
The Federal Building, also known as the Century Post Office, is a historic building located on Fayetteville Street (Raleigh), Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was the first Federal government ...
, NRHP-listed
* Federal Building (Wilkesboro, North Carolina), NRHP-listed
* , NRHP-listed
Ohio
* Akron Post Office and Federal Building, Akron, Ohio, NRHP-listed
* Ralph Regula Federal Building and US Courthouse, Canton, OH
* Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building
The Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building (also known as the Federal Office Building, the Celebrezze Building, or the Federal Building for short) is a skyscraper located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
Design
The building was designed by the firms o ...
, Cleveland, Ohio
* John W. Bricker Federal Building
The John W. Bricker Federal Building is a federal office building in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The structure was designed in the Brutalist architecture style and was built in 1977 to house federal offices. It has seven stories, and is part of a fa ...
, Columbus, Ohio
* Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, Ohio, NRHP-listed in Medina County
* Federal Building (Youngstown, Ohio)
A federal building is a building housing local offices of various government departments and agencies in countries with a federal system, especially when the central government is referred to as the "federal government".
Federal buildings in t ...
, NRHP-listed in Mahoning County
* Old Federal Building and Post Office (Cleveland, Ohio)
The Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse is a historic courthouse and post office building located on Superior Avenue in downtown Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Its west side faces Public Square and its north side faces The Mall. It was for ...
, NRHP-listed
* Old Post Office and Federal Building (Dayton, Ohio) Federal Building and Post Office, and variations such as prefixed by Old, may refer to:
*Main Post Office and Federal Building (Oakland, California), National Register of Historic Places listings in Alameda County, California, listed on the Nationa ...
, NRHP-listed in Montgomery County
* US Post Office and Federal Building-Zanesville, Zanesville, Ohio, NRHP-listed
Oklahoma
* Federal Building and US Courthouse (Lawton, Oklahoma)
A federal building is a building housing local offices of various government departments and agencies in countries with a federal system, especially when the central government is referred to as the "federal government".
Federal buildings in ...
, NRHP-listed in Comanche County
* Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was a United States federal government complex located at 200 N.W. 5th Street in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On April 19, 1995, at 9:02 a.m. the building was the target of the Oklahoma City bombing ...
, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, former building destroyed in 1995 bombing
* Carl Albert Federal Building, McAlester, Oklahoma, NRHP-listed
Oregon
* 511 Federal Building
The 511 Federal Building is a former federal post office that is currently known as the Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Center for Art and Design of the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) in Portland, Oregon, United States. PNCA moved into the b ...
, Portland, Oregon, NRHP-listed
*Edith Green – Wendell Wyatt Federal Building
The Edith Green – Wendell Wyatt Federal Building is a high rise structure in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1975, the 18 story-tower is owned by the Federal Government. The international style office building has more than ...
, Portland, Oregon, 18 stories
* U.S. Post Office and Federal Building (La Grande, Oregon)
The United States Post Office and Federal Building is a post office building in La Grande, Oregon. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It now functions as the La Grande city hall.
See also
* List of United States post office ...
, NRHP-listed in Union County
Rhode Island
* Federal Building (Providence, Rhode Island)
The Federal Building is a historic post office, courthouse and custom house on Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It is a courthouse for the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. It was built in 1908 by ...
, NRHP-listed
South Carolina
* C.F. Haynsworth Federal Building and United States Courthouse
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, Greenville, South Carolina, NRHP-listed
* Strom Thurmond Federal Building and United States Courthouse
The Strom Thurmond Federal Building and United States Courthouse is United States federal building located in Columbia, South Carolina, which was completed in 1979 and which served for twenty-five years as a courthouse of the United States Distri ...
, Columbia, South Carolina, NRHP-listed
South Dakota
* Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), NRHP-listed
Tennessee
* Clarksville Federal Building, Clarksville, Tennessee, NRHP-listed in Montgomery County
* Federal Building (Maryville, Tennessee)
A federal building is a building housing local offices of various government departments and agencies in countries with a federal system, especially when the central government is referred to as the "federal government".
Federal buildings in ...
, NRHP-listed in Blount County
* Joel W. Solomon Federal Building and United States Courthouse
The Joel W. Solomon Federal Building and United States Courthouse, commonly referred to as the Solomon Building, is a historic post office and courthouse located at Chattanooga, Tennessee in Hamilton County, Tennessee. The courthouse serves the Un ...
, Chattanooga, Tennessee, NRHP-listed
Texas
* Federal Building (Abilene, Texas), NRHP-listed in Taylor County
* Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and United States Courthouse, NRHP-listed in Bexar County as "San Antonio US Post Office and Courthouse"
* J. J. Pickle Federal Building, Austin, Texas, NRHP-listed in Travis County
* Jack Brooks Federal Building
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, Beaumont, Texas, NRHP-listed
* Lubbock Post Office and Federal Building
The Lubbock Post Office and Federal Building, located at 800 Broadway in downtown Lubbock, Texas, was a post office and federal courthouse from 1932 to 1968.
History
Federal funds were obtained through the Public Buildings Act of 1926 to construct ...
, Lubbock, Texas, NRHP-listed
* O. C. Fisher Federal Building, San Angelo, Texas, NRHP-listed in Tom Green County
* Old Federal Building and Post Office (Victoria, Texas), NRHP-listed in Victoria County
* Sam B. Hall, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse, Marshall, Texas, NRHP-listed
* U.S. Post Office and Federal Building (Austin, Texas)
O. Henry Hall, formerly known as the U.S. Post Office and Federal Building, is a historic courthouse and post office in Austin, Texas, Austin, Texas. It is located within the Sixth Street (Austin, Texas), Sixth Street Historic District in Downtown ...
, NRHP-listed
* US Post Office and Federal Building (Port Arthur, Texas) Federal Building and Post Office, and variations such as prefixed by Old, may refer to:
*Main Post Office and Federal Building (Oakland, California), National Register of Historic Places listings in Alameda County, California, listed on the Nationa ...
, NRHP-listed in Jefferson County
* US Post Office-Federal Building-Brenham
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, Brenham, Texas, NRHP-listed in Washington County
* Ward R. Burke U.S. Courthouse, Lufkin, Texas, also known and NRHP-listed in Angelina County as "Old Federal Building-Federal Courthouse"
Vermont
* Old Bennington Post Office
The Old Bennington Post Office is a historic government building at 118 South Street in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Also known at one time as the U.S. Federal Building, it is a Greek Revival building built in 1914, and now houses the Benni ...
, Bennington, Vermont, also known as "U.S. Federal Building", NRHP-listed
Virginia
* C. Bascom Slemp Federal Building, Big Stone Gap, Virginia, NRHP-listed as "United States Post Office and Courthouse"
Washington
* U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (Bellingham, Washington)
The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Bellingham, Washington, also known as the Federal Building, was built during 1912–13. It was designed by James Knox Taylor in Renaissance architecture style. It served historically as a courthouse, as a p ...
, also known as "Federal Building", built during 1912–13, NRHP-listed
* U.S. Post Office and Customshouse (Everett, Washington)
The U.S. Post Office and Customshouse in Everett, Washington served as the city's main post office from 1917 to 1964. It has also been known as Federal Building. The building, designed in the Neoclassical form by Oscar Wenderoth, now houses the ...
, also known as "Federal Building", NRHP-listed in Snohomish County
* U.S. Post Office – Downtown Tacoma
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, Tacoma, Washington, NRHP-listed in Pierce County
* Federal Office Building (Seattle), a 1932 Art Deco
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building on the NRHP
*Henry M. Jackson Federal Building
The Henry M. Jackson Federal Building (JFB) is a 37-story Federal government of the United States, United States Federal Government skyscraper in downtown Seattle, Washington. Located on the block bounded by Marion and Madison Streets and First a ...
, Seattle, a 37-story Federal skyscraper built in 1974
* Richland Federal building, a seven-story building built in 1975, with post office and courthouse
Washington, D.C.
* Robert C. Weaver Federal Building (1961), Washington, D.C., NRHP-listed
West Virginia
* Elizabeth Kee Federal Building, Bluefield, West Virginia
* Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (Wheeling, West Virginia, 1907)
*Robert C. Byrd Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
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, Beckley, West Virginia
*Sidney L. Christie Federal Building
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, Charleston, West Virginia
* United States Courthouse and Federal Building (Parkersburg, West Virginia)
Wisconsin
* Federal Building (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
The U.S. Courthouse & Federal Office Building, Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a post office, Federal office, and courthouse building located at Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It is a courthouse for the United States District Court for the Eas ...
, NRHP-listed
* United States Post Office and Courthouse (Eau Claire, Wisconsin), also known as "Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse", NRHP-listed
Wyoming
* Ewing T. Kerr Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
The Casper Federal Building, at 111 South Wolcott Street in Casper, Wyoming, was built in 1932. It is now known as the Ewing T. Kerr Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
It is ...
, Casper, Wyoming, NRHP-listed in Natrona County
See also
* Federal Building and Post Office (disambiguation) Federal Building and Post Office, and variations such as prefixed by Old, may refer to:
*Main Post Office and Federal Building (Oakland, California), National Register of Historic Places listings in Alameda County, California, listed on the Nationa ...
* List of United States post offices
Several United States post offices are individually notable and have operated under the authority of the United States Post Office Department (1792–1971) or of the United States Postal Service (since 1971). Notable U.S. post offices include in ...
* List of United States federal courthouses
Following is a list of United States federal courthouses, which will comprise all courthouses currently or formerly in use for the housing of United States federal courts. Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if avail ...
References
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Buildings of the United States government