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U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
The building in August 2008
Location	424 Texas Street, Shreveport, Louisiana
Coordinates	32°30′48″N 93°44′59″W / 32.51331°N 93.7497°W / 32.51331; -93.7497
Area	less than one acre
Built	1910
Architect	James K. Taylor, James A. Wetmore
Architectural style	Italian Renaissance
Part of	Shreveport Commercial Historic District (ID82002760)
NRHP reference No.	74000920
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 12, 1974
Designated CP	March 11, 1982

The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Shreveport, Louisiana, was built in 1910. It was designed in Italian Renaissance architecture style by James K. Taylor and James A. Wetmore. It served historically as a courthouse and as a post office.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and became a contributing property of Shreveport Commercial Historic District at the time of its creation on March 11, 1982.

In 1974 all federal offices vacated the building. It is currently a branch of the Shreve Memorial Library.

See also

• List of United States post offices
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Caddo Parish, Louisiana

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Samuel Wilson, Jr. (March 10, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: U.S. Post Office and Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved April 18, 2018. With three photos from 1973.
3. "Shreveport Commercial Historic District" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
4. "Library History". Shreve Memorial Library. Retrieved March 13, 2016.

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