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Robert S. Vance Federal Building and United States Courthouse
Federal courthouse and post office in Alabama / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Robert S. Vance Federal Building and United States Courthouse, previously known as the U.S. Post Office and Federal Building & Courthouse, is located at 1800 5th Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] The Beaux-Arts-style building was constructed in 1921.[2] It served historically as a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, and as a post office. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1976.[1] It is still in use by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
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Location | 1800 5th Ave., N, Birmingham, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 33°31′2″N 86°48′38″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1921 |
Architect | Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 76000332[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 3, 1976 |
In 1990, the United States Congress enacted H.R.3961, officially redesignating the building as the "Robert S. Vance Federal Building", in honor of Robert Smith Vance, a United States Court of Appeals judge who had been assassinated the previous year by a mail-bomb sent to his home. The bill was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on May 29, 1990, becoming Public Law No: 101-304.[3]