- City:
- Marquette, MI
- Site Type:
- Federal Facilities, Post Offices, Federal Courthouses
- New Deal Agencies:
- Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1937
Description
The U.S. Post Office and Court House in Marquette, Michigan was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1935-7. The building, designed by Le Roy Gaarder, is still in use by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan and the U.S. Postal Service. It contains a 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural titled “Marquette Exploring Shores of Lake Superior.”
Source notes
Cornerstone
https://www.fjc.gov/history/courthouses.nsf/getcourthouse?OpenAgent&chid=B64AF067DB2D7FD58525718B00665229
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 8, 2017.
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