The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in

Albany, Georgia Albany ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located on the Flint River, it is the seat of Dougherty County, and is the sole incorporated city in that county. Located in southwest Georgia, it is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia m ...

is a three-story building that was built during 1910–1912. Its architecture style is primarily

Second Renaissance Revival architecture Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range ...

and is credited to U.S. Supervising Architect

James Knox Taylor James Knox Taylor (October 11, 1857 – August 27, 1929) was Supervising Architect of the United States Department of the Treasury from 1897 to 1912. His name is listed ''ex officio'' as supervising architect of hundreds of federal buildings bu ...

. It is perhaps one of Knox's last designed works; he retired as Supervising Architect in 1912. It served historically as a courthouse and as a post office. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1979.

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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Government buildings completed in 1912 Buildings and structures in Albany, Georgia Renaissance Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) Courthouses in Georgia (U.S. state) Post office buildings in Georgia (U.S. state) National Register of Historic Places in Dougherty County, Georgia 1912 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) {{GeorgiaUS-NRHP-stub

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