Central Business District in Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

United States Post Office, Courthouse, & Federal Building

National Register of Historic Places

US Post Office, Courthouse, & Federal Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 5, 2014

1. US Post Office, Courthouse, & Federal Building Marker

Inscription. This property
has been placed on the

National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior

United States Post Office,
Courthouse, & Federal Building
c. 1933

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.

Location. 38° 34.933′ N, 121° 29.713′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in the Central Business District. Marker is on I Street just east of 8th Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is mounted at knee-level, near the southwest corner of the subject building, just to the right of the entrance steps, facing I Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sa’ Cumn’e Plaza (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of First and Second State Capitols at Sacramento (about 500 feet away); A.J. Stevens Monument (about 600 feet away); Williams House (about 700 feet away); Old City Plaza (about 700 feet away); Young America Engine Co. No. 6 (about 800 feet away); Site of First African Methodist Episcopal Church on the Pacific Coast

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(about 800 feet away); Pioneer Hall (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

Regarding United States Post Office, Courthouse, & Federal Building. National Register of Historic Places #80000835. The building has served historically as a courthouse, a post office, and a government office building. Today this building houses U.S. Federal Railroad Administration offices.

Also see . . . Federal Building (Sacramento) (Wikipedia). The Federal Building was designed by the local firm Starks and Flanders, who also designed the Elks Tower, the Alhambra Theatre, and the C. K. McClatchy High School. It reflects several early 20th Century Revival architectural styles, including Neoclassical, and especially a simplified Renaissance Revival style from the original French Renaissance architecture era. (Submitted on March 9, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

US Post Office, Courthouse, & Federal Building Marker (<i>wide view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 5, 2014

2. US Post Office, Courthouse, & Federal Building Marker (wide view)

(marker visible on right side of southwest entrance steps)

Federal Building (<i>doorway detail</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 5, 2014

3. Federal Building (doorway detail)

Federal Building (<i>column detail</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 5, 2014

4. Federal Building (column detail)

Federal Building (<i>southeast entrance detail</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 5, 2014

5. Federal Building (southeast entrance detail)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 272 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 9, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.