The Federal Building, formerly the U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Federal Building, is located in Downtown Sacramento, California.
U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Federal Building, Sacramento | |
 Sacramento Federal Building, 2012 | |
    | |
| Location | 801 I St., Sacramento, California |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°34′56.5″N 121°29′41.4″W / 38.582361°N 121.494833°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1933 |
| Architect | Starks & Flanders |
| Architectural style | French Renaissance Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000835[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 25, 1980 |
History
editThe Federal Building was designed by the local firm Starks and Flanders, who also designed the Elks Tower, the Alhambra Theatre, and the C. K. McClatchy High School.[2] It reflects several early 20th Century Revival architectural styles, including Neoclassical, and especially a simplified Renaissance Revival style from the original French Renaissance architecture era. Construction was completed in 1933. The legacy firm of Starks and Flanders is Nacht & Lewis Architects which is still operating in Sacramento.[3]
Uses
edit
The building has served historically as a courthouse, a post office, and a government office building.
It previously served the United States District Court for the Northern District of California until the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California was created in 1966.
The post office moved its operations to the Westfield Downtown Plaza on July 31, 2012.[2]
Landmark
editThe 'Federal Building' was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Viewpoints: Gem of a building deserves new life - History - The Sacramento Bee". Archived from the original on 2012-08-11. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
- ^ "About - Nacht & Lewis". nachtlewis.com. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
External links
edit
Media related to Federal Building (Sacramento) at Wikimedia Commons
- Sacramento Federal Building at the General Services Administration website
- Nacht & Lewis History Project [2]
 | This article about a property in Sacramento County, California on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |