List of United States federal courthouses in Texas

Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in Texas. Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers,[1] the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming. Dates of use will not necessarily correspond with the dates of construction or demolition of a building, as pre-existing structures may be adapted or court use, and former court buildings may later be put to other uses. Also, the official name of the building may be changed at some point after its use as a federal court building has been initiated.

Courthouses

CourthouseCityImageStreet addressJurisdiction[1]Dates of useNamed for
U.S. Post Office & Court HouseAbilene?N.D. Tex.1903-1935
Razed in 1935.
n/a
U.S. Post Office & CourthouseAbilene341 Pine StreetN.D. Tex.1936-presentn/a
U.S. Post Office & CourthouseAmarillo600 block of Taylor StreetN.D. Tex.1916-1938
Now FirstCapital Bank of Texas.
n/a
J. Marvin Jones Federal BuildingAmarillo205 East Fifth StreetN.D. Tex.1938-presentU.S. Court of Claims judge John Marvin Jones (1980)
Court House & Post OfficeAustin601 Colorado StreetW.D. Tex.1881-1936
Now O. Henry Hall, at the Univ. of Texas.
n/a
U.S. CourthouseAustin200 West 8th StreetW.D. Tex.1936-2012n/a
U.S. Post Office & Court HouseBeaumont?E.D. Tex.1902-1933
Razed in 1933
n/a
Jack Brooks Federal BuildingBeaumont300 Willow StreetE.D. Tex.1933-presentU.S. Rep. Jack Brooks (1978)
U.S. Court House, Custom House, & Post OfficeBrownsville?W.D. Tex.
S.D. Tex.
1892-1902
1902-1931
Building razed.
n/a
U.S. Court House, Custom House, & Post OfficeBrownsville1001 East Elizabeth StreetS.D. Tex.1931-1999
Now Brownsville City Hall.
n/a
Reynaldo G. Garza-Filemon B. Vela U.S. CourthouseBrownsville600 East Harrison StreetS.D. Tex.1999-presentJudges Reynaldo Garza and Filemon Vela, Sr.
1915 Corpus Christi Federal CourthouseCorpus Christi521 Starr Street????-2001
Originally Customs House[2]
Now a law firm
n/a
Corpus Christi Federal CourthouseCorpus Christi1133 North Shoreline BoulevardS.D. Tex.2001-present
Built for newly created Corpus Christi Division.
n/a
U.S. Court House & Post OfficeDallas?N.D. Tex.1888-1930
Razed in 1939.
n/a
United States Federal BuildingDallas1114 Commerce StreetN.D. Tex.1945-1971
Now serves as annex to Earle Cabell Federal Building.
n/a
Earle Cabell Federal Bldg & CourthouseDallas1100 Commerce StreetN.D. Tex.1971-presentDallas Mayor Earle Cabell
U.S. Post Office & Court HouseDel Rio111 East BroadwayW.D. Tex.1914-presentn/a
U.S. Customs House, Post Office, & Court HouseEl Paso?W.D. Tex.1892-1936
Razed in 1936.
n/a
U.S. Court HouseEl Paso511 East San Antonio AveW.D. Tex.1936-presentn/a
U.S. Post OfficeFort Worth?N.D. Tex.
5th Cir.
1896-1934
Sold in 1937.
n/a
Eldon B. Mahon United States CourthouseFort Worth501 West Tenth StreetN.D. Tex.
5th Cir.
1934-presentDistrict Court judge Eldon Brooks Mahon (2003)
U.S. Customs House & Court HouseGalveston20th & Post Office StreetsE.D. Tex.
S.D. Tex.
1861-1891
1917-1937
Now leased by GSA to the Galveston Historical Foundation.
n/a
U.S. Post Office, Court House & Customs BuildingGalveston601 25th StreetE.D. Tex.
S.D. Tex.
1891-1902
1902-1917
Razed in 1935 to make way for current Federal Court building.[3]
n/a
U.S. Post Office, Customs House & Court HouseGalveston601 25th StreetS.D. Tex.1937-presentn/a
U.S. Post OfficeHouston?S.D. Tex.1891-1911
Building razed.
n/a
U.S. Post Office & CourthouseHouston?S.D. Tex.1911-?
Still in use by various federal agencies.
n/a
Bob Casey Federal CourthouseHouston515 Rusk AvenueS.D. Tex.1961-presentU.S. Rep. Robert R. Casey
U.S. Court House & Post OfficeJefferson223 West AustinE.D. Tex.1890-1961
Now the Jefferson Historical Society Museum.
n/a
U.S. Post Office, Court House & Custom HouseLaredo1300 Matamoros StreetW.D. Tex.1907-presentn/a
Lubbock Post Office and Federal BuildingLubbock800 Broadway AvenueN.D. Tex.1932-1968
Now privately owned
n/a
George H. Mahon Federal Building & U.S. CourthouseLubbock1205 Texas AvenueN.D. Tex.?-presentU.S. Rep. George H. Mahon
Ward R. Burke U.S. CourthouseLufkin104 North Third StreetE.D. Tex.1980-present
Completed in 1936.
Lufkin attorney Ward R. Burke (1987)
Sam B. Hall Federal CourthouseMarshall100 East HoustonE.D. Tex.1915-presentU.S. Rep. & District Court judge Sam B. Hall
U.S. Court House & Post OfficeParis?E.D. Tex.1902-1916
Destroyed by fire in 1916.
n/a
U.S. Post Office & Court HouseParis231 Lamar AveE.D. Tex.1925-2002
Building now owned by Lamar County.
n/a
U.S. Post Office & CourthousePecos106 West 4th StreetW.D. Tex.1936-1995
Still in use as a post office.
n/a
United States CourthousePlano7940 Preston RoadE.D. Tex.2008-present
Replaced Paris, Texas courthouse.
n/a
O.C. Fisher Federal BuildingSan Angelo33 East Twohig AvenueN.D. Tex.1911-presentU.S. Rep. O. C. Fisher (1980)
U.S. Court House & Post OfficeSan Antonio?W.D. Tex.1890-1935
Razed in 1935.
n/a
Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Bldg & U.S. CourthouseSan Antonio615 East Houston StreetW.D. Tex.1936-?
Still in use by U.S. Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tex.
District Court judge Hipolito Frank Garcia (2004)
U.S. Post Office & CourthouseSherman101 East Pecan StreetE.D. Tex.1907-presentn/a
U.S. Court House & Post OfficeTexarkana?E.D. Tex.[4]1892-1911
Razed in 1930.
n/a
U.S. Court HouseTexarkana321 West 4th StreetE.D. Tex.1911-1933
Now the Texarkana Regional Arts Center.
n/a
U.S. Post Office & CourthouseTexarkana500 North State Line AvenueE.D. Tex.[5]1933-presentn/a
U.S. Court House & Post OfficeTyler?E.D. Tex.1889-1933
Razed in 1933.
n/a
William M. Steger Federal Building & U.S. CourthouseTyler211 West Ferguson StreetE.D. Tex.1934-presentDistrict Court judge William Steger (2006)
U.S. Post Office & CourthouseVictoria210 E. ConstitutionS.D. Tex.1913-1960
Now privately owned.
n/a
Martin Luther King Jr. Federal BuildingVictoria312 South MainS.D. Tex.1960-presentMartin Luther King, Jr. (since c. 1993)
U.S. Court House & Post OfficeWaco?N.D. Tex.
W.D. Tex.
1889-1902
1902-1937
Sold in 1939.
n/a
U.S. Post Office & CourthouseWaco800 Franklin AvenueW.D. Tex.1937-presentn/a
U.S. Post Office & CourthouseWichita Falls1000 Lamar StreetN.D. Tex.1933-presentn/a

Key

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
†† NRHP-listed and also designated as a National Historic Landmark

References

  1. 1 2 For the usage of court abbreviations, see List of United States district and territorial courts.
  2. National Park Service Archaeological Field Inspection.
  3. Straddled the state line between Arkansas and Texas.
  4. Straddles the state line between Arkansas and Texas; it is the only U.S. federal building to occupy two states.

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