Robert N.C. Nix, Sr. Federal Building
Philadelphia, United States
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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The Robert N.C. Nix Sr. Federal Building in Philadelphia is a 115-meter-tall Streamline Moderne courthouse and federal building completed in 1937 by the Ballinger Company. Clad in Milford granite and Indiana limestone, the structure exemplifies the streamlined aesthetic favored during the Depression era. Originally constructed to serve as a courthouse and post office, the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Architect
Movement
- Built
- Type
- courthouse, federal building
- Materials
- Milford granite, Indiana limestone
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Height
- 115 m
- Place
- Philadelphia, United States
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