Joel W. Solomon Federal Building and United States Courthouse
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U.S. Post Office
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| Location | 900 Georgia Ave., Chattanooga, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°2′42″N 85°18′30″W / 35.04500°N 85.30833°WCoordinates: 35°2′42″N 85°18′30″W / 35.04500°N 85.30833°W |
| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built | 1932 |
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Shreve, Lamb and Harmon Hunt, Reuben Harrison |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | Hunt, Reuben H., Buildings in Hamilton County TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 80003827 |
| Added to NRHP | February 29, 1980 |
The Joel W. Solomon Federal Building and United States Courthouse, commonly referred to as the Solomon Building is a historic post office and courthouse located at Chattanooga, Tennessee in Hamilton County, Tennessee. The courthouse serves the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as U.S. Post Office. It was designed by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon and Reuben Harrison Hunt with watercolor murals by Hilton Leech.
The Joel W. Solomon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse was constructed in 1932-1933 as the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse. Designed jointly by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon and Reuben Harrison Hunt (1862–1937), it was Hunt's last major work, coming at the end of a career that spanned more than five decades. Hunt designed every major public building constructed in Chattanooga between 1895 and 1935. He was also the architect of local churches, hospitals, and private office buildings, as well as similar public and private buildings throughout the South.
Chattanooga's Post Office and Courthouse was built as part of an expanded federal construction program, undertaken in the 1930s under the direction of Supervising Architect Louis A. Simon. This program resulted in the construction of new post offices and courthouses throughout the United States and provided employment to many architects, engineers, artists, and construction workers. The Post Office and Courthouse cost approximately $493,000.
In 1938 the building was recognized by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 150 finest buildings constructed in the previous twenty years in the United States, and it was featured in an AIA photographic exhibit in America and Europe.
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