- State:
- WASHINGTON-DC
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Started:
- 1938
- Completed:
- 1940
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Building B of the District of Columbia court complex was built in 1940 to house the district’s Juvenile Court, with funds provided by the Public Works Administration (PWA).
It was part of a sweeping renovation of downtown DC in the late 1920s and 1930s, including the Judiciary Square area, with many new federal buildings built or completed under the New Deal.
Building B of the court complex is visible in the aerial photograph behind the older, columned Court of Appeals building in the center. It has a pale green roof and sits just east of the open square.
DC court building B was renovated in 2012 and now houses the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch Court.
Source notes
“'Go' sign given on $2,800,000 in D.C. Works,” Washington Post, August 6, 1938, p. X13
“New juvenile court building approved,” Washington Post, June 4, 1940, p. 7
DC Court of Appeals press release: “DC courts complete restoration of the historic juvenile courthouse.”
Site originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on February 25, 2015.
Additional contributions by Richard A Walker.
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