The Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse is the largest single
courthouse in the United States. It is the main office of the
and the
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (in case citations, 8th Cir.) is a United States federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States district courts:
* Eastern District of Arkansas
* Western Dist ...
. It was named after U.S. Senator
Thomas F. Eagleton
Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He ...
.
The courthouse is 29 stories tall and covers . It is the
fifth tallest habitable building in Missouri. It is located in
downtown St. Louis
Downtown St. Louis is the central business district of St. Louis, Missouri, the hub of tourism and entertainment, and the anchor of the St. Louis metropolitan area. The downtown is bounded by Cole Street to the north, the river front to the eas ...
at 111 South 10th Street. The exterior of the courthouse follows a classical
tripartite
Tripartite means composed of or split into three parts, or refers to three parties. Specifically, it may also refer to any of the following:
* 3 (number)
* Tripartite language
* Tripartite motto
* Tripartite System in British education
* Triparti ...
scheme that uses the split-level stacking concept. Its height is . The construction of the building was completed in 2000. The architects involved with the building were
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum and EDM Incorporated. The building cost $186 million to build.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Missouri
The tallest structures in the U.S. state of Missouri include a broadcasting tower, an chimney, a monument, and a office building.
Missouri's tallest accessible buildings
Missouri's tallest structures
Missouri's tallest chimneys
Histor ...
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List of tallest buildings in St. Louis
The tallest buildings in St. Louis, Missouri, include the Gateway Arch, which is also the tallest accessible structure in Missouri and the tallest monument in a national park, rising higher than the Washington Monument.The Gateway Arch is a ...
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Federal courthouses in the United States
Skyscraper office buildings in St. Louis
Government buildings completed in 2000
2000 establishments in Missouri
Downtown St. Louis
Buildings and structures in St. Louis