Hammond Post Office & Court House (1941)
Hammond Post Office & Court House (1941)
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.
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Hammond Federal Building
Hammond Federal Building
Hammond Federal Building
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Hammond Federal Building
Postcard: Hammond Federal Building.jpg
Hammond Federal Building
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
Project originally submitted by Tom Graly on May 18, 2022.
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