National Register Record for FEDERAL BUILDING AND U.S. COURTHOUSE

Historic Name: FEDERAL BUILDING AND U.S. COURTHOUSE
Current Name: CARL F. ALBERT FEDERAL BUILDING
Address: NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF 3RD AND CARL ALBERT PARKWAY
City: MCALESTER            County: PITTSBURG
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THIS SITE IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF FEDERAL ARCHITECTURE FROM THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY. FROM THE START OF CONSTRUCTION IN 1913 TO 1949, THE BUILDING PROVIDED A FEDERAL PRESENCE IN THE TOWN, AS WELL AS MANY FEDERAL SERVICES, INCLUDING POSTAL AND LEGAL

Type: B SITE
Historic Function: 04J GOVERNMENT
Current Function: 04J GOVERNMENT
Area of Significance 1: 250 POLITICS/GOVERNEMENT
Area of Significance 2: 030 ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: 52 CLASSICAL REVIVAL
Architect: WENDERORTH, OSCAR, SUPERVISING ARCHITECT, U.S. DEPARTMENT
Year Built: 1913-1914            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: THE DAILIY OKLAHOMAN. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA. 3 JANUARY 1915. : FORD, JEANETTE W. "FEDERAL LAW COMES TO INDIAN TERRITORY" THE CHRONICLES OF OKLAHOMA. 58:4 (WINTER 1980-1981): 432-439.
Date Prepared: 5/99