William M. Steger Federal Building and United States Courthouse

The William M. Steger Federal Building and United States Courthouse is a historic government building built in Tyler, Texas. It was built during 1933–1934 in a restrained Classical Revival style. It served historically as a courthouse, post office, and a government office building. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 as the Tyler US Post Office and Courthouse.[1]

Tyler US Post Office and Courthouse
Steger Federal Building in 2014
Tyler US Post Office and Courthouse is located in Texas
Tyler US Post Office and Courthouse
Tyler US Post Office and Courthouse
Tyler US Post Office and Courthouse is located in the United States
Tyler US Post Office and Courthouse
Tyler US Post Office and Courthouse
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Location211 W. Ferguson St.,
Tyler, Texas
Coordinates32°21′4″N 95°18′9″W / 32.35111°N 95.30250°W / 32.35111; -95.30250
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1933 (1933)-1934 (1934)
Built byRalph Sollitt and Sons
ArchitectShirley Simons
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.01000433[1]
Added to NRHPApril 25, 2001

It was designed by local architect Shirley Simons with supervision by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore. Its materials include a dark gray mottled granite on the ground floor, light buff limestone cladding the first floor, salmon-colored brick on the second and third floors. Acroterions appear at each corner of a parapet.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Victoria Green Clow (June 9, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Tyler US Post Office and Courthouse / Tyler Federal Building". National Park Service. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) (accessible by searching within National Archives Catalog)
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