Federal Building (Sacramento)

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. 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.

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.

Landmark

The 'Federal Building' was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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

List of United States post offices

References

External links

Sacramento Federal Building at the General Services Administration website

Nacht & Lewis History Project

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