page_title: Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse
section_title: Significant events
hierarchical_section_title: Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse / Significant events
caption_attribution_description: English: The Court of Federal Appeals (Lewis F. Powell Courthouse) and the skyline of Richmond, Virginia, in the early morning from the foot of the Virginia Capitol grounds, Richmond, Virginia, USA This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 69000359
context_page_description: The Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse, also known as the U.S. Post Office and Customhouse, is a historic custom house, post office and courthouse located in Richmond, Virginia. Originally constructed in 1858, it was for decades a courthouse for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. A new federal district courthouse opened in 2008, but the Powell Courthouse still houses the Fourth Circuit. The United States Congress renamed the building for Supreme Court justice Lewis F. Powell Jr., in 1993. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as U.S. Post Office and Customhouse.
context_section_description: 1855–1858: The Custom House, Post Office and Courthouse is constructed to designs produced in Office of Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury Department, headed by Ammi B. Young.
  1887–89: One-story wings are added at building corners under direction of Supervising Architect Mifflin E. Bell.
  1910–12; 1930–32: The courthouse is expanded to fill the entire block.
  1969: The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
  1991: The U.S. Postal Service vacates the building.
  1993: President William J. Clinton dedicates the courthouse as the Lewis F. Powell Jr. U.S. Courthouse, after the former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
  1996–99: The Main Street Lobby and third floor offices undergo renovation.
caption: The courthouse from Bank Street at the foot of the Virginia Capitol grounds
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