United States Post Office and Courthouse (Albany, Georgia)

U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
Location 337 Broad Ave., Albany, Georgia
Coordinates 31°34′38″N 84°9′20″W / 31.57722°N 84.15556°W / 31.57722; -84.15556Coordinates: 31°34′38″N 84°9′20″W / 31.57722°N 84.15556°W / 31.57722; -84.15556
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1910-12
Built by Gude and Company
Architect James Knox Taylor
Architectural style Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
NRHP Reference #

79003105[1]

[2]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1979

The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Albany, Georgia is a three-story building that was built during 1910-1912. Its architecture style is primarily Second Renaissance Revival architecture and is credited to U.S. Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor. It is perhaps one of Knox's last designed works; he retired as Supervising Architect in 1912.[2]

It served historically as a courthouse and as a post office. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Deni Lamb (May 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: United States Post Office and Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 6, 2016. with 15 photos from construction through 1978


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