U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a historic 19th-century federal building designed in the ornate Second Empire style by Supervising Architect Alfred B. Mullett.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
courthouse
ⓘ
historic federal building ⓘ post office ⓘ |
| architect | Alfred B. Mullett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Second Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | U.S. Treasury Department Office of the Supervising Architect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingType | federal government building ⓘ |
| category |
Courthouses in Philadelphia
ⓘ
Federal buildings in Philadelphia ⓘ Post office buildings in Pennsylvania ⓘ Second Empire architecture in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedByOffice | Office of the Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
federal judiciary
ⓘ
federal postal operations ⓘ |
| governmentBody | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalInfluence | French Second Empire architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central pavilion
ⓘ
ornamental roofline ⓘ symmetrical façade ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative
ⓘ
judicial ⓘ postal ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic building ⓘ |
| historicSignificance |
example of 19th-century federal architecture
ⓘ
example of Second Empire civic architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInCityCenter | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Philadelphia metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUse |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Post Office system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal courthouse system of the United States ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
elaborate ornamentation
ⓘ
mansard roof ⓘ ornate design ⓘ |
| supervisingArchitect | Alfred B. Mullett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
federal court functions
ⓘ
postal services ⓘ |
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