- City:
- Hammond, IN
- Site Type:
- Federal Courthouses, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
- New Deal Agencies:
- Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations
- Completed:
- 1939
- Designer:
- Louis A Simon - Supervising Architect
- Contractor:
- Neal A. Melick - Supervising Engineer
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
This neoclassical style building was competed in 1939 and housed the U.S. Court House and Post Office. Today, it is owned by the Hammond Baptist Church and is used as their main office.
Source notes
The cornerstone reads: Frank Murphy Attorney General, James A. Farley Postmaster General, John M. Carmody Federal Works Administrator, W. Englebert Reynolds Commissioner of Public Buildings, Louis A. Simon Supervising Architect, Neal A. Melick Supervising Engineer, 1939
I found this building while searching the internet for historic pictures of Hammond, IN. This site had a picture: https://www.preserveindiana.com/pixpages/nw_ind/hamststr.html
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_federal_courthouses_in_Indiana
Site originally submitted by Tom Graly on May 18, 2022.
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