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The U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse in
Biloxi, Mississippi Biloxi ( ; ) is a city in and one of two county seats of Harrison County, Mississippi, United States (the other being the adjacent city of Gulfport). The 2010 United States Census recorded the population as 44,054 and in 2019 the estimated popu ...
, also known as Biloxi City Hall, was built in 1908. 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 bu ...
in
Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...
style. It served as a courthouse and as a post office, and 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 1978, when it was being used as Biloxi's city hall. It served the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (in case citations, S.D. Miss.) is a federal court in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Fifth Circuit with facilities in Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulf ...
during 1908–1959. Its first floor was renovated in 1960 and 1964 to be used as City Hall. with


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List of United States federal courthouses in Mississippi Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court The federal judiciary of the United States is one of the three branches of the federal government of the United States organized under the United States C ...


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Neoclassical architecture in Mississippi Government buildings completed in 1908 Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Buildings and structures in Biloxi, Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Harrison County, Mississippi Custom houses on the National Register of Historic Places 1908 establishments in Mississippi {{Mississippi-NRHP-stub