Jack Brooks Federal Building
U.S. Post Office and Federal Building | |
 Jack Brooks Federal Building in 2010 | |
  U.S. Post Office and Federal Building  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. It was the United States Post Office and Federal Building Completed during the Great Depression in 1933. 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.
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References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
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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
