National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Federal Building

Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
Listed
January 25, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
80000835

About this property

The Federal Building, formerly the U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Federal Building, is located in Downtown Sacramento, California. The Federal Building was designed by the local firm Starks and Flanders, who also designed the Elks Tower, the Alhambra Theatre, and the C. K. McClatchy High School. It reflects several early 20th Century Revival architectural styles, including Neoclassical, and especially a simplified Renaissance Revival style from the original French Renaissance architecture era. Construction was completed in 1933. The legacy firm of Starks and Flanders is Nacht & Lewis Architects which is still operating in Sacramento. The building has served historically as a courthouse, a post office, and a government office building. It previously served the United States District Court for the Northern District of California until the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California was created in 1966. The post office moved its operations to the Westfield Downtown Plaza on July 31, 2012. The 'Federal Building' was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. List of United States federal courthouses in California National Register of Historic Places listings in Sacramento County, California California Historical Landmarks in Sacramento County, California Media related to Federal Building (Sacramento) at Wikimedia Commons Sacramento Federal Building at the General Services Administration website

Location

801 I St.
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
38.58244, -121.49463

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Federal Building listed on the National Register?

U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Federal Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 25, 1980.

What type of historic resource is U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Federal Building?

U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Federal Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Federal Building is recorded as the early_republic era.

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