US Post Office and Courthouse--Baton Rouge | |
Location | 707 Florida Avenue, Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 30°26′59″N91°10′59″W / 30.44978°N 91.18304°W Coordinates: 30°26′59″N91°10′59″W / 30.44978°N 91.18304°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1932 |
Built by | Fred H. Wagner; Jens Braae Jensen; Algernon Blair |
Architect | Moise H. Goldstein; Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore |
Architectural style | Art Deco, Moderne |
NRHP reference No. | 00000500 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 18, 2000 |
The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse-Baton Rouge, also known as Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was built in 1932. It includes Art Deco and Moderne architecture. It served historically as a post office, as a courthouse, and as a government office building. [2] [3]
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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 2000. [1]
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