Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building
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The Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building, also known as U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, is a historic Renaissance Revival style courthouse located in the Fairlie-Poplar district of Downtown Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia. It is the courthouse for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse | |
Location | 56 Forsyth St., Atlanta, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 33.75644°N 84.39027°W / 33.75644; -84.39027 |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1910 |
Architect | Taylor, James Knox |
Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 74000681[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 2, 1974 |
Designated NHL | July 20, 2015 |
Its role as the first courthouse in which many key cases of the Civil Rights Movement were heard had it listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1] It was listed as a contributing building in the Fairlie Poplar Historic District in 1984.[1] It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2015.