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Historic Federal Courthouses
Richmond, Virginia (1858)
Named the Lewis F. Powell, Jr., United States Courthouse in 1993
U.S. Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (1858-1864, 1871-1911)
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (1858-1864, 1871-present)
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Virginia (1864-1865, 1866-1871)
U.S. District Court for the District of Virginia (1864-1871)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1891-present)
Extensions completed in 1889, 1912, and 1932
Source:
U.S. Treasury Department, A History of Public Buildings (Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1901): 610-11.
Higher Resolution:
Source:
National Archives, RG 121-BS, Box 91, Folder U, Print 10 (1956)
Higher Resolution: