United States Post Office and Courthouse (Baltimore, Maryland)

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U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
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Courthouse east facade, May 2008
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Location111 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°17′27″N76°36′47″W / 39.29083°N 76.61306°W / 39.29083; -76.61306
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1930
Architect Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 77001530 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 25, 1977

The United States Post Office and Courthouse is a historic combined post office and Federal courthouse located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

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Description

The building occupies an entire city block and measures 238 ft 2 in (72.59 m) east-west by 279 ft 10 in (85.29 m) north-south. It is of steel frame construction with concrete floors and tile roof, basement of granite, and outer walls of white Indiana limestone. The structure is six stories in height and provided with basement and two sub-basements. It was completed in 1932 under the supervision the Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore, and features classical ornamentation.

Cases

Some notable court cases held in this building include:

Present

The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1] It has since been conveyed to the City of Baltimore, and is in use by the Baltimore city courts. For many years, the courthouse was known colloquially as Courthouse East. On January 17, 2020, Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. Jack Young announced that the courthouse would be renamed the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse in honor of the late 12-term United States Representative and civil rights activist from Baltimore. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. John W. McGrain, Jr. (July 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: United States Post Office and Courthouse" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  3. https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/17/us/elijah-cummings-courthouse-baltimore-trnd/index.html

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