The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in
Bellingham, Washington
Bellingham ( ) is the most populous city in, and county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It lies south of the U.S.–Canada border in between two major cities of the Pacific Northwest: Vancouver, British Columbia (locat ...
, also known as the Federal Building, was built during 1912–13. It was designed by
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 ...
in
Renaissance architecture
Renaissance architecture is the European architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 16th centuries in different regions, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of Ancient Greece, ancient Greek and ...
style. It served historically as a courthouse, as a post office, and as a government office building. 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 v ...
in 1979.
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It is a 4-story by building.[
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References
Federal buildings in the United States
Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
Renaissance Revival architecture in Washington (state)
Government buildings completed in 1912
Buildings and structures in Whatcom County, Washington
Courthouses in Washington (state)
Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
1912 establishments in Washington (state)
National Register of Historic Places in Whatcom County, Washington
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