Raleigh, North Carolina, United States Postoffice and Courthouse

Collection

Eastern District of North Carolina

Dublin Core

Title

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States Postoffice and Courthouse

Subject

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Post office buiildings

Courthouses

Buildings

Description

United States PostOffice and Courthouse, Raleigh, North Carolina, No. R-64. First Federal Government Building project in teh South following the Civil War. Construction began in 1874 and was completed in 1878. After completion of the building, local offices of federal agencies, such as the post office, were located on teh first floor. The U. S. District Court was located onthe second floor and at the time wasa considered the best fitted courtroom in North Carolina. The Federa lBuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and is Raleigh Historic Landmark.

Publisher

Gray and Thompson

Rights

No copyright issues

Type

Image; Photo

Identifier

a24740

655

GSA PC 350

Coverage

1939-1945

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States Postoffice and Courthouse

Collection

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