The Jack Brooks Federal Building is a federal office building in

Beaumont, Texas Beaumont is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat, seat of government of Jefferson County, Texas, Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur, Texas, Port Arthur Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, metropo ...

. Completed during the

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in 1933, it was the

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and Federal Building. The building houses courtrooms and chambers of the

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, and an office of the

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. In 1978, President

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came to Beaumont to officiate over the renaming of the building for Congressman Jack Brooks, who lived in and represented the area for many years. The building features many Corinthian columns and has many detailed features. The building is listed on the

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as a

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to the

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Federal Judicial Center Historic Federal Courthouses
page on the Jack Brooks Federal Building

Federal buildings in the United States Buildings and structures in Beaumont, Texas Federal courthouses in the United States Government buildings completed in 1933 Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas Courthouses in Texas Post office buildings in Texas Art Deco architecture in Texas Historic district contributing properties in Texas National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Texas {{Texas-NRHP-stub

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