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Name:  U.S. Court/Custom House
Address:  1114 Market Street
Year:  1933
Architectural Firm/Architect:  Mauran, Russell, Crowell
Designation: Eligible for National Register of Historic Places
Neighborhood:  35
History:
The U.S. Court/Custom House is located at Tucker and Market Streets. The building has 1/2 Egyptian Style columns in a giant order covering five floors. Eagles in an ancient Assyrian manner are on the corners. Stylized eagles are also located on the other side of the 12th and 11th Street entrances. The corners of the building are rounded, carved stone figures representing justice frame, the main entrance on Market Street.




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Federal Courthouse

U.S. Court/Custom House

 

 

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