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Federal Building and Post Office (Brooklyn)

Index Federal Building and Post Office (Brooklyn)

The Federal Building and Post Office is a historic main post office, courthouse, and Federal office building in Brooklyn, New York. [1]

25 relations: Baluster, Brooklyn, Conrad B. Duberstein, Courthouse, Cresting (architecture), Federal Judicial Center, General Services Administration, James A. Wetmore, Lists of New York City landmarks, Loggia, Mansard roof, Mifflin E. Bell, National Register of Historic Places, National Register of Historic Places listings in Brooklyn, New York City, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, Office, Office of the Supervising Architect for the U.S. Treasury, Panelling, Post office, Romanesque Revival architecture, United States Congress, United States Department of the Treasury, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, William Alfred Freret.

Baluster

A baluster—also called spindle or stair stick—is a moulded shaft, square or of lathe-turned form, cut from a rectangular or square plank, one of various forms of spindle in woodwork, made of stone or wood and sometimes of metal, standing on a unifying footing, and supporting the coping of a parapet or the handrail of a staircase.

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous borough of New York City, with a census-estimated 2,648,771 residents in 2017.

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Conrad B. Duberstein

Conrad B. Duberstein (c. 1915 – November 18, 2005) was for many years the Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York.

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Courthouse

A courthouse (sometimes spelled court house) is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities.

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Cresting (architecture)

Cresting, in architecture, is ornamentation attached to the ridge of a roof, cornice, coping or parapet, usually made of a metal such as iron or copper.

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Federal Judicial Center

The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency of the United States federal courts.

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General Services Administration

The General Services Administration (GSA), an independent agency of the United States government, was established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies.

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James A. Wetmore

James Alfonso Wetmore (November 1863 – March 14, 1940) was an American lawyer and administrator, best known as the Acting Supervising Architect of the U.S. Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department from 1915 through 1933.

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Lists of New York City landmarks

These are lists of New York City Landmarks designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.

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Loggia

A loggia is an architectural feature which is a covered exterior gallery or corridor usually on an upper level, or sometimes ground level.

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Mansard roof

A mansard or mansard roof (also called a French roof or curb roof) is a four-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterized by two slopes on each of its sides with the lower slope, punctured by dormer windows, at a steeper angle than the upper.

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Mifflin E. Bell

Mifflin Emlen Bell (October 20, 1847 – May 31, 1904), often known as M.E. Bell, was an American architect who served from 1883 to 1886 as Supervising Architect of the US Treasury Department.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Brooklyn

List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kings County, New York This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn (Kings County), New York.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is the New York City agency charged with administering the city's Landmarks Preservation Law.

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Office

An office is generally a room or other area where administrative work is done by an organization's users in order to support and realize objects and goals of the organization.

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Office of the Supervising Architect for the U.S. Treasury

The Office of the Supervising Architect was an agency of the United States Treasury Department that designed federal government buildings from 1852 to 1939.

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Panelling

Panelling (or paneling in the U.S.) is a millwork wall covering constructed from rigid or semi-rigid components.

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Post office

A post office is a customer service facility forming part of a national postal system.

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Romanesque Revival architecture

Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States.

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United States Department of the Treasury

The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government.

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (in case citations, E.D.N.Y.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the entirety of Long Island (including the portion in New York City) and Staten Island.

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William Alfred Freret

William Alfred Freret, Jr. (b. in New Orleans, Louisiana, 19 January 1833; d. 1911) was an American architect.

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Redirects here:

Conrad B. Duberstein U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, Conrad B. Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Courthouse, Federal Building and Post Office (New York, New York).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Building_and_Post_Office_(Brooklyn)

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