Terre Haute Post Office and Federal Building
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The Terre Haute Post Office and Federal Building is a historic structure in Terre Haute, Indiana. The first post office and federal building at this site opened in 1887. When this building was demolished in 1933, work began on the current structure. (The columns and pediment from the first post office now make up part of the Chauncey Rose Memorial in Terre Haute's Fairbanks Park.) The current building was funded as Public Works Project under the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The three-story PWA Moderne post office was built 1934 to the designs of Terre Haute–based architects Miller & Yeager for the cost of around $450,000. Completed on December 1, 1934, the building opened to the public in 1935. It originally was home to the post office, the Social Security Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service and the federal court. The federal courtroom features a mural by Frederick Webb Ross titled "The Signing of the Magna Carta." The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. In 2007, the GSA turned over the facility to Indiana State; following a $30-million dollar, multi-year renovation; the building became the new home of the Indiana State University Scott College of Business. The first classes were held during the Fall 2012 semester.
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When was Terre Haute Post Office and Federal Building listed on the National Register?
Terre Haute Post Office and Federal Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 12, 1984.
What type of historic resource is Terre Haute Post Office and Federal Building?
Terre Haute Post Office and Federal Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Terre Haute Post Office and Federal Building?
The period of significance for Terre Haute Post Office and Federal Building is recorded as the early_republic era.
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