Coordinates: 33°35′6″N 101°50′35″W / 33.58500°N 101.84306°W / 33.58500; -101.84306

Lubbock Post Office and Federal Building

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Lubbock Post Office and Federal Building
File:Lubbock Texas Old Federal Courthouse.jpg
Lubbock Post Office and Federal Building in 2012
Location800 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas
Coordinates33°35′6″N 101°50′35″W / 33.58500°N 101.84306°W / 33.58500; -101.84306
Arealess than one acre
Built1931 (1931)
Built byWilliam McDonald Construction Co.
ArchitectJames A. Wetmore
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.95000101[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 17, 1995

The Lubbock Post Office and Federal Building, located at 800 Broadway in downtown Lubbock, Texas, was a post office and federal courthouse from 1932 to 1968.[2]

History

Federal funds were obtained through the Public Buildings Act of 1926 to construct a new federal courthouse in Lubbock, Texas. Construction began in 1931 and the building was completed in 1932 at a cost of $4.7 million. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas met here until 1968, after which time it was used by Lubbock County for offices and storage.[2] A lack of proper building maintenance led to its abandonment in 1998.[3] The building was nominated and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[4] In 2011, Preservation Texas, a nonprofit preservation group, listed it as one of the most endangered historic sites in Texas.[4] In 2013, Lubbock's Commissioners Court put the building up for sale and Appaloosa Development of Lubbock offered $500,000 but then backed out of the deal.[5] More recently John Thompson (Austin) and Jeff Sagansky (New York) of Elm Tree Partners and John Snyder (Oklahoma) have offered $425,000 for the 28,000 sq ft (2,600 m2) building.[6] The offer was accepted by Lubbock County Commissioners and plans are to convert the building to apartment or hotel rooms, dining, or office space.[6]

Architectural description

The 3-story building was designed in the late Classical Revival style, which can be seen in its symmetrical plan and its ornamentation.[7] While the first floor has a limestone exterior, the second and third floors have a buff brick exterior designed to resemble an Italian Renaissance palazzo.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Historic Federal Courthouses". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  3. ↑ Nett, Walt. "Lubbock commissioners approve listing 2 historic parcels for sale". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "2011 Texas' Most Endangered Places". Preservation Texas. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  5. ↑ Musico, Josie. "Former downtown federal building, post office among properties Lubbock County sells". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dotray, Matt. "Former Lubbock federal building expected to be bought". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "National Register of Historic Places nomination 1995". Restore Lubbock. Retrieved 2014-03-01.

External links

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