United States historic place
Tyler US Post Office and Courthouse | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Steger Federal Building in 2014 | |
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Interactive map showing the location for Tyler US Post Office and Courthouse | |
Location | 211 W. Ferguson St., Tyler, Texas |
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Coordinates | 32°21′4″N 95°18′9″W / 32.35111°N 95.30250°W / 32.35111; -95.30250 |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1933 (1933)-1934 (1934) |
Built by | Ralph Sollitt and Sons |
Architect | Shirley Simons |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 01000433 |
Added to NRHP | April 25, 2001 |
The William M. Steger Federal Building and United States Courthouse is a historic government building built in Tyler, Texas. It was built during 1933–1934 in a restrained Classical Revival style. It served historically as a courthouse, post office, and a government office building. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 as the Tyler US Post Office and Courthouse.
It was designed by local architect Shirley Simons with supervision by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore. Its materials include a dark gray mottled granite on the ground floor, light buff limestone cladding the first floor, salmon-colored brick on the second and third floors. Acroterions appear at each corner of a parapet.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- Victoria Green Clow (June 9, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Tyler US Post Office and Courthouse / Tyler Federal Building". National Park Service.
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