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Federal buildings in the United States

April 12, 2024

Federal buildings in the United States house offices of the United States government that provide services to state and city level population centers. These federal buildings are often literally named Federal Building, with this moniker displayed on the property; they may share real estate with federal courthouses.

The so-called Federal Building was one of the exhibit halls at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair

There are design issues specific to federal buildings, relating to their multipurpose functions and concerns related to the fact of their association with the government. For example, as symbols of the government, they may potentially be focus of protests or threats, so there are security issues. Also environmental impacts and environmentally sound design may be more important.

A committee set up by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 issued "Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture". Towards improving design of federal buildings in the United States, "the committee recommended architecture that would convey the 'dignity, enterprise, vigor, and stability of the American Government.' Designers and officials were encouraged to pay special attention to site selection and layout, including landscape development."[1]

Some architects specialize in federal building designs.[2]

History edit

The first U.S. Federal building authorized by the U.S. Congress in 1807, with an appropriation of $20,000 to build, in New Orleans, a post office, courthouse, or custom house.[3]

Historically, the authorization and construction of the first federally-funded building in a small town often has been a major event. Sometimes these were simply a post office or a courthouse; often they were combination buildings.

The Treasury Department of the U.S. established a Department of Construction office in 1852. From 1864 on the Office of the Supervising Architect handled design of federal buildings.[3]

William Gibbs McAdoo, the Secretary of the Treasury from 1913 to 1918, and the Supervising Architect at the time, James A. Wetmore promoted standardization of government building design. They instituted the policy that buildings were to be designed with "scale, materials and finishes" that directly reflected their "location, prominence and income".[4][5] This push to standardization of public building design was in conflict with the Tarsney Act,[5] which permitted private architects to design federal buildings after being selected in a competition under the supervision of the Supervising Architect. The act, under which several prior buildings were designed, was repealed in 1913 as it was felt that designing building with government architects would most efficiently cause the desired standardization.[5]

Buildings were to be designed with specific criteria, A "Class A" building was one which was on a major street of a major city, surrounding by expensive building and expected to generate at least $800,000 in revenue. These buildings would have marble or granite exteriors, marble interiors, ornamental bronze, and other similar fixtures.[5]

A small post office with revenue of under $15,000 would be made of brick, with standard wood windows and doors and would appear "ordinary". Critics felt the system would make public buildings too plain.[5]

The growth of cities and government functions has led to the need for large multipurpose highrise federal buildings. An example is the 32-story $120 million construction in Cleveland of the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building.[6]

In the United States, multipurpose federal buildings are generally managed by the U.S. General Services Administration. The GSA recognized its top 20 federal buildings in 2014.[7]

List of federal buildings in the United States edit

Notable buildings in the United States that have been termed "federal building" include:

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  • Prince Kūhiō Federal Building, Honolulu, Hawaii

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References edit

  1. ^ "U.S. Tax Court Building, Washington, DC". General Services Administration. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Optimizing Building Space and Material Use in Federal Building Designs". May 12, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Architecture and Government". General Services Administration.
  4. ^ "James Alfonso Wetmore (Lawyer)". washington.edu. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e Lee, Antoinette J. (April 20, 2000). Architects to the Nation: The Rise and Decline of the Supervising Architect's Office. Oxford University Press. pp. 222–232. ISBN 9780195351866.
  6. ^ "Cleveland Federal Building First High-rise Under Glass". IdeaStream. April 14, 2016.
  7. ^ "20 Federal Buildings Honored as Nation's Top in Design and Architecture". 2014.
  8. ^ "Find a Building: Search".

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Federal buildings in the United States house offices of the United States government that provide services to state and city level population centers These federal buildings are often literally named Federal Building with this moniker displayed on the property they may share real estate with federal courthouses The so called Federal Building was one of the exhibit halls at the 1933 Chicago World s FairThere are design issues specific to federal buildings relating to their multipurpose functions and concerns related to the fact of their association with the government For example as symbols of the government they may potentially be focus of protests or threats so there are security issues Also environmental impacts and environmentally sound design may be more important A committee set up by President John F Kennedy in 1962 issued Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture Towards improving design of federal buildings in the United States the committee recommended architecture that would convey the dignity enterprise vigor and stability of the American Government Designers and officials were encouraged to pay special attention to site selection and layout including landscape development 1 Some architects specialize in federal building designs 2 Contents 1 History 2 List of federal buildings in the United States 2 1 Alabama 2 2 Alaska 2 3 Arkansas 2 4 California 2 5 Colorado 2 6 Connecticut 2 7 Florida 2 8 Georgia 2 9 Hawaii 2 10 Idaho 2 11 Illinois 2 12 Indiana 2 13 Iowa 2 14 Kansas 2 15 Kentucky 2 16 Louisiana 2 17 Michigan 2 18 Missouri 2 19 Montana 2 20 Nebraska 2 21 Nevada 2 22 New Jersey 2 23 New Mexico 2 24 New York 2 25 North Carolina 2 26 Ohio 2 27 Oklahoma 2 28 Oregon 2 29 Rhode Island 2 30 South Carolina 2 31 South Dakota 2 32 Tennessee 2 33 Texas 2 34 Vermont 2 35 Virginia 2 36 Washington 2 37 Washington D C 2 38 West Virginia 2 39 Wisconsin 2 40 Wyoming 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editThe first U S Federal building authorized by the U S Congress in 1807 with an appropriation of 20 000 to build in New Orleans a post office courthouse or custom house 3 Historically the authorization and construction of the first federally funded building in a small town often has been a major event Sometimes these were simply a post office or a courthouse often they were combination buildings The Treasury Department of the U S established a Department of Construction office in 1852 From 1864 on the Office of the Supervising Architect handled design of federal buildings 3 William Gibbs McAdoo the Secretary of the Treasury from 1913 to 1918 and the Supervising Architect at the time James A Wetmore promoted standardization of government building design They instituted the policy that buildings were to be designed with scale materials and finishes that directly reflected their location prominence and income 4 5 This push to standardization of public building design was in conflict with the Tarsney Act 5 which permitted private architects to design federal buildings after being selected in a competition under the supervision of the Supervising Architect The act under which several prior buildings were designed was repealed in 1913 as it was felt that designing building with government architects would most efficiently cause the desired standardization 5 Buildings were to be designed with specific criteria A Class A building was one which was on a major street of a major city surrounding by expensive building and expected to generate at least 800 000 in revenue These buildings would have marble or granite exteriors marble interiors ornamental bronze and other similar fixtures 5 A small post office with revenue of under 15 000 would be made of brick with standard wood windows and doors and would appear ordinary Critics felt the system would make public buildings too plain 5 The growth of cities and government functions has led to the need for large multipurpose highrise federal buildings An example is the 32 story 120 million construction in Cleveland of the Anthony J Celebrezze Federal Building 6 In the United States multipurpose federal buildings are generally managed by the U S General Services Administration The GSA recognized its top 20 federal buildings in 2014 7 List of federal buildings in the United States editNotable buildings in the United States that have been termed federal building include Alabama edit Federal Building and U S Courthouse Dothan Alabama listed on the National Register of Historic Places NRHP Alaska edit Federal Building Fairbanks Alaska NRHP listed in Fairbanks North Star Borough Hurff Ackerman Saunders Federal Building and Robert Boochever US Courthouse Juneau Alaska Ketchikan Federal Building Ketchikan Alaska NRHP listed Old Federal Building Anchorage Alaska NRHP listedArkansas edit Federal Building Little Rock Arkansas 1961 California edit 300 North Los Angeles Street Federal Building Edward R Roybal Federal Building Los Angeles California James C Corman Federal Building Los Angeles California Main Post Office and Federal Building Oakland California NRHP listed in Alameda County Ronald V Dellums Federal Building Oakland California San Francisco Federal Building San Francisco California U S Post Office Courthouse and Federal Building Sacramento California NRHP listed U S Post Office Stockton California also known as the Federal Building Wilshire Federal Building Los Angeles CaliforniaColorado edit Byron White United States Courthouse Denver Colorado formerly known and NRHP listed as U S Post Office and Federal Building Federal Building Colorado Springs Colorado a former Ent Air Force Base computer facility Pueblo Federal Building Pueblo Colorado NRHP listed United States Post Office and Federal Courthouse Colorado Springs Main NRHP listed US Post Office and Federal Building Canon City Main Canon City Colorado NRHP listed in Fremont County US Post Office and Federal Building Delta Main Delta Colorado NRHP listed in Delta County US Post Office and Federal Building Monte Vista Main Monte Vista Colorado NRHP listed in Rio Grande County US Post Office Federal Building and Federal Courthouse Sterling Main Sterling Colorado NRHP listed in Logan CountyConnecticut edit William R Cotter Federal Building Hartford Connecticut NRHP listedFlorida edit U S Post Office Federal Building Sarasota Florida NRHP listed U S Courthouse Building and Downtown Postal Station Tampa Florida also known and NRHP listed as Federal Building U S Courthouse Downtown Postal Station Georgia edit Federal Building and Courthouse Gainesville Georgia NRHP listed Old U S Post Office and Federal Building Macon Georgia NRHP listed Tomochichi Federal Building and United States Courthouse Savannah Georgia NRHP listedHawaii edit Prince Kuhiō Federal Building Honolulu HawaiiIdaho edit Coeur d Alene Federal Building Coeur d Alene Idaho NRHP listed in Kootenai County Pocatello Federal Building Pocatello Idaho NRHP listed in Bannock County Sandpoint Federal Building Sandpoint Idaho NRHP listed in Bonner CountyIllinois edit Chicago Federal Building Chicago Illinois Everett M Dirksen U S Courthouse also known as Dirksen Federal Building or the Chicago Federal Center 8 Chicago Illinois Kluczynski Federal Building Chicago Illinois Pekin Federal Building Pekin Illinois NRHP listedIndiana edit Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana also known as Federal Building Minton Capehart Federal Building Indianapolis Indiana Terre Haute Post Office and Federal Building Terre Haute Indiana NRHP listedIowa edit Federal Building and United States Courthouse Sioux City Iowa NRHP listedKansas edit Federal Building US Post Office Independence Kansas NRHP listed in Montgomery County US Post Office and Federal Building Salina Salina Kansas NRHP listed in Saline County United States Post Office and Federal Building Wichita Kansas NRHP listedKentucky edit Federal Building Courthouse London Kentucky NRHP listed Federal Building and US Post Office Owensboro Owensboro Kentucky NRHP listed in Daviess CountyLouisiana edit Federal Building Ruston Louisiana NRHP listed in Lincoln Parish Old Federal Building Opelousas Louisiana NRHP listed in St Landry ParishMichigan edit Federal Building Lansing Michigan NRHP listed in Ingham County Federal Building Port Huron Michigan NRHP listed Old Federal Building Sault Ste Marie NRHP listedMissouri edit United States Post Office Hannibal Missouri also known and NRHP listed as Federal Building Montana edit Federal Building Kalispell Montana NRHP listed in Flathead County Lewistown Federal Building amp Post Office 1931 Lewistown Montana NRHP listed in Fergus CountyNebraska edit North Platte U S Post Office and Federal Building NRHP listed Federal Office Building Omaha Nebraska NRHP listedNevada edit Federal Building and Post Office Fallon Nevada NRHP listedNew Jersey edit Federal Building and Courthouse Camden New Jersey NRHP listed in Camden CountyNew Mexico edit Federal Building and United States Courthouse Albuquerque New Mexico NRHP listed Federal Building Santa Fe New Mexico NRHP listedNew York edit Charles L Brieant Jr Federal Building and Courthouse White Plains New York Federal Building and Post Office New York New York NRHP listed in New York Federal Building Rochester New York NRHP listed Jacob K Javits Federal Building New York New YorkNorth Carolina edit Alton Lennon Federal Building and Courthouse Wilmington North Carolina NRHP listed Charles R Jonas Federal Building Charlotte North Carolina NRHP listed Federal Building Raleigh North Carolina NRHP listed Federal Building Wilkesboro North Carolina NRHP listed U S Post Office and Federal Building Rockingham North Carolina NRHP listedOhio edit Akron Post Office and Federal Building Akron Ohio NRHP listed Ralph Regula Federal Building and US Courthouse Canton OH Anthony J Celebrezze Federal Building Cleveland Ohio John W Bricker Federal Building Columbus Ohio Donald J Pease Federal Building Medina Ohio NRHP listed in Medina County Federal Building Youngstown Ohio NRHP listed in Mahoning County Old Federal Building and Post Office Cleveland Ohio NRHP listed Old Post Office and Federal Building Dayton Ohio NRHP listed in Montgomery County US Post Office and Federal Building Zanesville Zanesville Ohio NRHP listedOklahoma edit Federal Building and US Courthouse Lawton Oklahoma NRHP listed in Comanche County Alfred P Murrah Federal Building Oklahoma City Oklahoma former building destroyed in 1995 bombing Carl Albert Federal Building McAlester Oklahoma NRHP listedOregon edit 511 Federal Building Portland Oregon NRHP listed Edith Green Wendell Wyatt Federal Building Portland Oregon 18 stories U S Post Office and Federal Building La Grande Oregon NRHP listed in Union CountyRhode Island edit Federal Building Providence Rhode Island NRHP listedSouth Carolina edit C F Haynsworth Federal Building and United States Courthouse Greenville South Carolina NRHP listed Strom Thurmond Federal Building and United States Courthouse Columbia South Carolina NRHP listedSouth Dakota edit Federal Building and U S Courthouse Sioux Falls South Dakota NRHP listedTennessee edit Clarksville Federal Building Clarksville Tennessee NRHP listed in Montgomery County Federal Building Maryville Tennessee NRHP listed in Blount County Joel W Solomon Federal Building and United States Courthouse Chattanooga Tennessee NRHP listedTexas edit Federal Building Abilene Texas NRHP listed in Taylor County Hipolito F Garcia Federal Building and United States Courthouse NRHP listed in Bexar County as San Antonio US Post Office and Courthouse J J Pickle Federal Building Austin Texas NRHP listed in Travis County Jack Brooks Federal Building Beaumont Texas NRHP listed Lubbock Post Office and Federal Building Lubbock Texas NRHP listed O C Fisher Federal Building San Angelo Texas NRHP listed in Tom Green County Old Federal Building and Post Office Victoria Texas NRHP listed in Victoria County Sam B Hall Jr Federal Building and United States Courthouse Marshall Texas NRHP listed U S Post Office and Federal Building Austin Texas NRHP listed US Post Office and Federal Building Port Arthur Texas NRHP listed in Jefferson County US Post Office Federal Building Brenham Brenham Texas NRHP listed in Washington County Ward R Burke U S Courthouse Lufkin Texas also known and NRHP listed in Angelina County as Old Federal Building Federal Courthouse Vermont edit Old Bennington Post Office Bennington Vermont also known as U S Federal Building NRHP listedVirginia edit C Bascom Slemp Federal Building Big Stone Gap Virginia NRHP listed as United States Post Office and Courthouse Washington edit U S Post Office and Courthouse Bellingham Washington also known as Federal Building built during 1912 13 NRHP listed U S Post Office and Customshouse Everett Washington also known as Federal Building NRHP listed in Snohomish County U S Post Office Downtown Tacoma Tacoma Washington NRHP listed in Pierce County Federal Office Building Seattle a 1932 Art Deco building on the NRHP Henry M Jackson Federal Building Seattle a 37 story Federal skyscraper built in 1974 Richland Federal building a seven story building built in 1975 with post office and courthouseWashington D C edit Robert C Weaver Federal Building 1961 Washington D C NRHP listedWest Virginia edit Elizabeth Kee Federal Building Bluefield West Virginia Federal Building and U S Courthouse Wheeling West Virginia 1907 Robert C Byrd Federal Building and U S Courthouse Beckley West Virginia Sidney L Christie Federal Building Charleston West Virginia United States Courthouse and Federal Building Parkersburg West Virginia Wisconsin edit Federal Building Milwaukee Wisconsin NRHP listed United States Post Office and Courthouse Eau Claire Wisconsin also known as Federal Building and U S Courthouse NRHP listedWyoming edit Ewing T Kerr Federal Building and U S Courthouse Casper Wyoming NRHP listed in Natrona CountySee also editFederal Building and Post Office disambiguation List of United States post offices List of United States federal courthousesReferences edit U S Tax Court Building Washington DC General Services Administration Retrieved June 9 2023 Optimizing Building Space and Material Use in Federal Building Designs May 12 2015 a b Architecture and Government General Services Administration James Alfonso Wetmore Lawyer washington edu Retrieved 24 July 2017 a b c d e Lee Antoinette J April 20 2000 Architects to the Nation The Rise and Decline of the Supervising Architect s Office Oxford University Press pp 222 232 ISBN 9780195351866 Cleveland Federal Building First High rise Under Glass IdeaStream April 14 2016 20 Federal Buildings Honored as Nation s Top in Design and Architecture 2014 Find a Building Search Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Federal buildings in the United States amp oldid 1190841033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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