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Jack Brooks Federal Building

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Built
  
1933

Designated CP
  
April 14, 1978

Opened
  
1933

NRHP Reference #
  
78002959

Address
  
Beaumont, TX 77701, USA

Jack Brooks Federal Building

Location
  
300 Willow Street, Beaumont, Texas

Part of
  
Beaumont Commercial District

Architectural styles
  
Art Deco, Neoclassical architecture

Similar
  
San Jacinto Building, Century Tower, Goodhue Building, Orleans Building, Gilbert Building

The Jack Brooks Federal Building is a federal office building in Beaumont, Texas. Completed during the Great Depression in 1933, it was the United States Post Office and Federal Building. The building houses courtrooms and chambers of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, and an office of the United States Postal Service. In the 1978, President Jimmy Carter came to Beaumont to officiate over the renaming of the building for Congressman Jack Brooks, who lived in and represented the area for many years.

The building features many Corinthian columns and has many detailed features. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property to the Beaumont Commercial District.

References

Jack Brooks Federal Building Wikipedia