The U.S. Courthouse and Post Office in

Aberdeen, Mississippi Aberdeen is the county seat of Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,612. Located on the banks of the Tombigbee River, Aberdeen was one of the busiest Mississippi ports of the 19th century. Cotton ...

was built in 1885. Also known as Old Federal Building, it served historically as a courthouse and as a post office. It was listed on the

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in 1976. It is a red brick and gray stone 2-1/2-story building in the "Victorian Romanesque style embellished with Gothic and Classical details." It has

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decorations. with William A. Freret replaced

Mifflin E. Bell Mifflin Emlen Bell (October 20, 1847 – May 31, 1904), often known as M.E. Bell, was an American architect who served from 1883 to 1886 as Supervising Architect of the US Treasury Department. Bell delegated design responsibilities to staff mem ...

as architect during the project.

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Government buildings completed in 1885 Former federal courthouses in the United States Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Mississippi 1885 establishments in Mississippi {{Mississippi-NRHP-stub