Frank M. Johnson, Jr., Federal Building and United States Courthouse
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Frank M. Johnson Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse
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| Location | Church St. between Moulton and Lee Sts., Montgomery, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 32°22′31″N 86°18′37″W / 32.37528°N 86.31028°WCoordinates: 32°22′31″N 86°18′37″W / 32.37528°N 86.31028°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1932 |
| Architect | multiple |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 98000611 |
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| Added to NRHP | June 3, 1998 |
| Designated NHL | July 21, 2015 |
The Frank M. Johnson Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse is a United States federal building in Montgomery, Alabama, completed in 1933 and primarily used as a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. The building is also known as United States Post Office and Courthouse—Montgomery and listed under that name on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1992, it was renamed by the United States Congress in honor of Frank Minis Johnson, who had served as both a district court judge and a court of appeals judge. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2015.
By 1929, there was an acute need for a new federal building in Montgomery. Federal offices were crowded, outdated, and scattered throughout the city. The United States Congress authorized funding for a new building in 1930, and the government purchased a lot containing the Court Street Methodist Church for $114,000 in 1931. The congregation relocated and the church was razed. The government, which had been authorized under the Public Buildings Act of 1926 to hire private architects, selected Frank Lockwood, Sr., of Montgomery to design the building. James A. Wetmore, acting supervising architect of the U.S. Treasury Department, oversaw the project. Lockwood had completed a number of important projects in Montgomery, including the wings of the Alabama State Capitol and the Carnegie Library. The cornerstone was laid in a Masonic service on July 16, 1932, and the building, which included a post office, was completed and occupied the following year.
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