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United States Post Office and Courthouse

The first Los Angeles federal building, more formally the Los Angeles Federal Courthouse and Post Office or U.S. Post Office and Custom House was a Richardsonian Romanesque red brick, brownstone and terra cotta structure designed by Will A. Freret. The building, located at the corner of Main Street and Winston Street, between Fourth and Fifth Streets, was used for about nine years, from 1892 to 1901, to house the Southern District of California, a U.S. post office, and the customs office. The building was partially demolished in 1901; Court moved to the Tajo Building in the meantime.

Why it's on the map

The building was partially demolished in 1901; Court moved to the Tajo Building in the meantime.

However, circa 1901, the building was deemed inadequate for the needs of the growing city, vacated, and partially but not wholly demolished.

The post office was housed at a series of locations until the second Los Angeles federal building opened in 1910.

The federal district court, the U.S. attorney and the U.S. marshal moved to fourth floor of the Tajo Building on the northwest corner of First and Broadway in 1901, and remained there until 1910.

Source: Wikipedia / Wikidata