Jack Brooks Federal Building
Appearance
U.S. Post Office and Federal Building | |
Location | 300 Willow St., Beaumont, Texas |
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Coordinates | 30°5′4″N 94°6′7.5″W / 30.08444°N 94.102083°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1933 |
Architect | Fred Stone; F.W. & Douglas E. Steinman |
Architectural style | Art Deco, Classical Revival |
Part of | Beaumont Commercial District (ID78002959[1]) |
Designated CP | April 14, 1978 |
The Jack Brooks Federal Building is a federal office building in Beaumont, Texas. Completed during the Great Depression in 1933, it was the United States Post Office and Federal Building. The building houses courtrooms and chambers of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, and an office of the United States Postal Service. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter came to Beaumont to officiate over the renaming of the building for Congressman Jack Brooks, who lived in and represented the area for many years.
The building features many Corinthian columns and has many detailed features. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property to the Beaumont Commercial District.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jack Brooks Federal Building.
- Federal Judicial Center Historic Federal Courthouses page on the Jack Brooks Federal Building
- Eastern District of Texas page on the Beaumont Division, served by the Jack Brooks Federal Building
Categories:
- Historic district contributing properties in Texas
- Federal buildings in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Beaumont, Texas
- Federal courthouses in the United States
- Government buildings completed in 1933
- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
- Courthouses in Texas
- Post office buildings in Texas
- Art Deco architecture in Texas
- National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Texas
- 1933 establishments in Texas
- Texas Registered Historic Place stubs