Exterior view of the historic E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse which houses the U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Washington, D.C.

ID: 2694 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Creator: Carol Highsmith ~ Date: 2016
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Exterior view of the historic E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse which houses the U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Washington, D.C.
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Built in 1949-1950, the building is an example of early 1950's stripped classicism that was a popular architectural style amongst government buildings after World War II. President Harry S. Truman laid the cornerstone on June 27, 1950 and the courthouse became one of the last buildings constructed in the Judiciary Square and Municipal Center complex in November 1952.

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Completed in 1952, the U.S. Courthouse for the District of Columbia was one of the last buildings constructed in the Judiciary Square and Municipal Center complex, which has been an important site for civic activity since the 1820s. Designed by…