National Register of Historic Places

United States Post Office, Federal Annex

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Listed
February 10, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
04001217

About this property

The Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building (shorter form King Federal Building) is a building in Atlanta, Georgia. It was completed in 1933 in classical style for the United States Postal Service, and is now used as office accommodation by the United States Federal Government. It is included in the National Register of Historic Places. The building was constructed by the Work Projects Administration, a New Deal agency, reflecting the expansion of Federal activity at that time. It was located adjacent to Terminal Station in Spring Street, and mail was transferred via tunnels from the railroad network, which then handled most long-distance mail. Later the building became a Federal office building, receiving its present name in 1988. The General Services Administration (GSA) undertook renovation in 2012, as far as possible in line with current "green building" criteria. The building served Police Squad headquarters in the 2025 film The Naked Gun.

Location

77 Forsyth St.
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
33.75464, -84.39432

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNICATIONSTRANSPORTATION
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Sources

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When was United States Post Office, Federal Annex listed on the National Register?

United States Post Office, Federal Annex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 2006.

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United States Post Office, Federal Annex is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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