Historic building in Columbus, Ohio
United States historic place
The
United States Post Office and Courthouse
is a historic building in
Downtown Columbus, Ohio
. The structure was built from 1884 to 1887 as the city's main post office. The building also served as a courthouse of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
from its completion in 1887 until 1934, when the court moved to the
Joseph P. Kinneary United States Courthouse
. The building was tripled in size from 1907 to 1912, and was rehabilitated for use as the Bricker & Eckler law offices in 1986, and today houses the same law firm.
The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
in 1973 and the
Columbus Register of Historic Properties
in 1982.
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It is a three-and-a-half-story building, originally designed in the
Romanesque Revival
style by John T. Harris. It was expanded to three times its original size from 1907 to 1912, in a thorough process that unified old and new portions in the
High Victorian Gothic
style; the architect of record was
James Knox Taylor
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The building utilizes tan rock-faced Berea sandstone, with trim of smooth sandstone. The building has round-arched windows topped with heavy hoodmolds, and projecting stone bands between its floors. The 1900s addition was built to the south of the original structure, using the same type of stone. New elements added include pointed arches, buttresses, and Gothic ornamentation. The building has a red tile roof, replacing an original slate roof.
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History
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The structure was built from 1884 to 1887 as the city's main post office. The building also served as a courthouse of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
from its completion in 1887 until 1934, when the court moved to the
Joseph P. Kinneary United States Courthouse
. Federal offices and the post office moved to the
Bricker Federal Building
around 1977. The building was rehabilitated for use as the Bricker & Eckler law offices in 1986, designed by
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, and today houses the same law firm.
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The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
in 1973 and the
Columbus Register of Historic Properties
in 1982.
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Gallery
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Constructing the building
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The building as originally built, c. 1900
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Aerial view
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East side with 1986 addition
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Co-listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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- 18th & E. Broad Historic District
- 21st & E. Broad Historic Group
- Bryden Road District
- 120 S. Central Avenue
- Broad Street United Methodist Church (Columbus, Ohio)
- Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker House
- Central High School (Columbus, Ohio)
- Central Ohio Fire Museum
- Charles S. Barrett Building
- Columbia Larrimer Building
- Cristo Rey Columbus High School
- Cultural Arts Center
- East Town Street Historic District
- Felton School
- First Congregational Church (Columbus, Ohio)
- Franklinton Post Office
- Gen. William Henry Harrison Headquarters
- Gilbert H. Hamilton House
- Great Southern Hotel & Theatre
- Greater Columbus Arts Council
- H.A. Higgins Building
- Hamilton Park Historic District (Columbus, Ohio)
- Indianola Junior High School
- Iuka Ravine Historic District
- Jefferson Avenue Historic District (Columbus, Ohio)
- Jeffrey Manufacturing Company Office Building
- King Arts Complex
- Krumm House
- LeVeque Tower
- Lubal Manufacturing & Distributing Company
- Market-Mohawk Center
- New Indianola Historic District
- North High School
- North Market Historic District
- Ohio Baptist General Association Headquarters
- Ohio Moline Plow Building
- Ohio Statehouse
- Old Beechwold Historic District
- Old Port Columbus Terminal
- Orton Memorial Laboratory
- Richard Berry Jr. House (Columbus, Ohio)
- Schlee-Kemmler Building
- Second Presbyterian Church (Columbus, Ohio)
- Seneca Hotel
- South High Commercial Historic District
- Standard Building (Columbus, Ohio)
- Sullivant Land Office
- The Hamlet (Columbus, Ohio)
- Thurber House
- Trinity Episcopal Church (Columbus, Ohio)
- United States Carriage Company
- United States Post Office and Courthouse (Columbus, Ohio)
- Valley Dale Ballroom
- W.H. Jones Mansion
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