Status Complete Address 2 South Main Street Completed 1974 Opened 1974 Town or city Akron Construction started 1970 | Type Federal courthouse Country United States Floor count 6 Floors 6 Architectural style Brutalist architecture | |
At the urging Congressman William Ayres, the cornerstone for the building was placed during the Nixon Administration, 1970.The John F. Seiberling Federal Building and United States Courthouse is a building located in downtown Akron, Ohio. The building is named after John F. Seiberling, a United States Representative from Ohio who helped create the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and served on the House Judiciary Committee that led the impeachment process against Richard Nixon.
The building was constructed in 1974, and is an example of Brutalist architecture. It stands six stories tall.
The main tenants of the building are the United States District and Bankruptcy Courts, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Attorney, United States Probation and Pretrial Services, United States Marshals, Internal Revenue Service, Social Security Administration, Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Labor.