U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Kansas City

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United States federal courthouse United States post office building courthouse historic federal building post office

The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Kansas City is a historic federal building designed by architect Egerton Swartwout, notable for its grand Beaux-Arts/Neoclassical style and civic prominence.

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Surface form	Occurrences
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (Kansas City, Missouri)	1

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal courthouse ⓘ United States post office building ⓘ courthouse ⓘ historic federal building ⓘ post office ⓘ
architect	Egerton Swartwout NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalMovement	Beaux-Arts architecture in the United States ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts ⓘ Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
category	Beaux-Arts architecture in Missouri ⓘ Courthouses in Missouri ⓘ Government buildings in Missouri ⓘ Neoclassical architecture in Missouri ⓘ Post office buildings in Missouri ⓘ
city	Kansas City NERFINISHED ⓘ
civicRole	landmark public building in downtown Kansas City ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designFeature	classical columns ⓘ formal symmetry ⓘ grand monumental façade ⓘ ornamental classical detailing ⓘ
function	houses federal courtrooms ⓘ houses postal facilities ⓘ
governmentBody	United States Postal Service NERFINISHED ⓘ United States federal judiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic building ⓘ
heritageValue	important example of early 20th-century federal architecture ⓘ
location	Kansas City, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	United States Post Office and Courthouse system NERFINISHED ⓘ
owner	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
role	symbol of federal presence in Kansas City ⓘ
significance	civic prominence in Kansas City ⓘ
state	Missouri ⓘ
use	United States Post Office NERFINISHED ⓘ federal courthouse ⓘ

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Egerton Swartwout → notableWork → U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Kansas City ⓘ

Willoughby J. Edbrooke → notableWork → U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Kansas City ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (Kansas City, Missouri)