Ewing T. Kerr Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse

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Casper Federal Building
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Location111 S. Wolcott St., Casper, Wyoming
Coordinates 42°50′59″N106°19′22″W / 42.84972°N 106.32278°W / 42.84972; -106.32278 (Casper Federal Building) Coordinates: 42°50′59″N106°19′22″W / 42.84972°N 106.32278°W / 42.84972; -106.32278 (Casper Federal Building)
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1932
Architect James A. Wetmore
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference # 98001536 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 21, 1998

The Casper Federal Building, at 111 South Wolcott Street in Casper, Wyoming, was built in 1932. It is now known as the Ewing T. Kerr Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]

Casper, Wyoming City in Wyoming, United States

Casper is a city in and the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. Casper is the second largest city in the state, according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316. Only Cheyenne, the state capital, is larger. Casper is nicknamed "The Oil City" and has a long history of oil boomtown and cowboy culture, dating back to the development of the nearby Salt Creek Oil Field. In 2010, Casper was named the highest-ranked family-friendly small city in the West, and ranked eighth overall in the nation in Forbes magazine's list of "the best small cities to raise a family".

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

It is a Classical Revival-style building designed by architect James A. Wetmore. [2]

James A. Wetmore American architect

James Alfonso Wetmore was an American lawyer and administrator, best known as the Acting Supervising Architect of the U.S. Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department from 1915 through 1933.

It is a three-story 158 by 87 feet (48 m × 27 m)-plan building built of reinforced concrete and brick tiles, faced with red pressed brick and sandstone. It has a hipped roof of slate tiles. [2]

Sandstone A clastic sedimentary rock composed mostly of sand-sized particles

Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized mineral particles or rock fragments.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 R. Laurie Simmons; Thomas H. Simmons (January 6, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Casper Federal Building / Ewing T. Kerr Federal Building and United States Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved August 27, 2018. With accompanying 11 photos from 1998