Federal Building (Sacramento)
U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Federal Building, Sacramento | |
| File:Sacramento Downtown Post Office and Federal Building 9th and I Streets.jpg Sacramento Federal Building, 2012 | |
| Location | 801 I St., Sacramento, California |
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| 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 |
The Federal Building, formerly the U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Federal Building, is located in Downtown Sacramento, California.
History
The 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
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
The 'Federal Building' was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
See also
- List of United States federal courthouses in California
- History of Sacramento, California
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Sacramento County, California
- California Historical Landmarks in Sacramento County, California
- Nacht & Lewis Architects [1]
- List of United States post offices
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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
File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Federal Building (Sacramento) at Wikimedia Commons
- Sacramento Federal Building at the General Services Administration website
- Nacht & Lewis History Project [2]
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- Federal buildings in the United States
- Courthouses in California
- Post office buildings in California
- Buildings and structures in Sacramento, California
- History of Sacramento, California
- Government buildings completed in 1933
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- National Register of Historic Places in Sacramento, California
- Former federal courthouses in the United States
- 1933 establishments in California
- Neoclassical architecture in California
- Renaissance Revival architecture in California