Jacob Trieber Federal Building, United States Post Office, and United States Court House

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Location617 Walnut St.,
Helena, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°31′43″N90°35′15″W / 34.52861°N 90.58750°W / 34.52861; -90.58750 Coordinates: 34°31′43″N90°35′15″W / 34.52861°N 90.58750°W / 34.52861; -90.58750
Built1961
ArchitectEdward F. Brueggeman, Elmer A. Stuck & Associates
Architectural styleInternational Style
NRHP reference No. 15000204 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 5, 2015

The Jacob Trieber Federal Building, United States Post Office, and United States Court House is a historic government building in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas. It is a Modern International style three-story building, its exterior finished in brick with limestone and granite trim. It was designed by Edward F. Brueggeman and Elmer A. Stuck & Associates, and built between 1959 and 1961. It is one of the city's few International style buildings, and has been relatively little altered since its construction. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Federal Building-United States Post Office and Court House in 2015. [1] In 2016, it was renamed for Jacob Trieber, a judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Federal Building-United States Post Office and Court House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  3. "Federal building named for Trieber". The Helena-West Helena World. May 23, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2017.