Old Post Office and Federal Building - Dayton, Ohio

Old Post Office and Federal Building in Dayton, Ohio. Built 1912-1915. James Knox Taylor, the U.S. government's supervising architect for the treasury department, designed the building; the contractor was Herbert B. Knox, owner of the Charles McCaul Company, based out of Philadelphia. In 1969, the United States Postal Service moved in to their new Dayton headquarters on 1111 E. Fifth St. The federal courtroom and Southwest District offices remained until 1975, when they moved to the new Federal Building on 200 W. Second St. For the next 15 years, offices of Dayton architectural firm Lorenz & Williams Inc. were located on the building's first floor. The firm also provided gallery space for art, design and architectural exhibits as well as an event space for weddings and community receptions in the second floor courtroom. In 1994, the L&W Partnership joined with the Miller Valentine Group to renovate the building for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, which officially opened on June 15, 1995. Architectural Style-Neo Classic Revival. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 1975. GPS: +39.75843°N, -84.19457°W.