Old United States Courthouse and Post Office (Frankfort, Kentucky)

The Old United States Courthouse and Post Office building is a former post office and courthouse of the United States federal courts in Frankfort, Kentucky. Built during 1883 to 1887, the structure housed the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky from then until 1901 and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky from 1901 until it was succeeded.

Old U.S. Courthouse and Post Office
Location305 Wapping St., Frankfort, Kentucky
Coordinates38°11′51″N 84°52′43″W
Built1883-87
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Renaissance, Chateauesque
NRHP reference No.74000874[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 1974

It was expanded with a rear wing in 1910 at which time interior offices were modified as well, to serve as a post office, which it did until 1965. In 1965 it housed the Paul Sawyier Library[2] until 2008 when the library moved to the brick building next door.[3] Today it is Downtown Annex for Kentucky State University.[4] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

The limestone building with a steeply sloped slate roof was designed in the Second Empire and Châteauesque styles. It is a three-story 54 feet (16 m) by 94 feet (29 m) building built of masonry load-bearing walls with timber beams and trusses. [2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System – (#74000874)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Bruce E. Goetzman (October 31, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Paul Sawyier Library / Old U.S. Courthouse and Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved March 6, 2017. with five photos from 1973
  3. Roe, Amy. "Paul Sawyier Library". ExploreKYHistory.
  4. Arvin, Peggy (October 23, 2013). "KSU's riverboat to be 'floating science lab,' river museum adds tourism, learning value". kyforward.com.

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