Sherman US Post Office and Courthouse | |
Location | 101 E. Pecan St., Sherman, Texas |
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Coordinates | 33°38′20″N96°36′33″W / 33.63889°N 96.60917°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1907 |
Built by | F.L. Stevenson Contract Co. |
Architect | James Knox Taylor |
Architectural style | Renaissance |
NRHP reference No. | 00001173 [1] |
RTHL No. | 11908 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 29, 2000 |
Designated RTHL | 1997 |
The Paul Brown Federal Building and United States Courthouse, also known as Sherman U.S. Federal Building, is a historic government building in Sherman, Texas. It was built during 1906-1907 and reflects Renaissance Revival architecture. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 as the US Post Office and Courthouse. [1] It served historically as a post office (until 1962) and continues to serve as a federal courthouse for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. [2] In 2014, the building was renamed in honor of District Judge Paul Neeley Brown. [3]
It is a three-story limestone-clad building on a granite base with a red clay tiled hipped roof. [2]
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