Old Federal Building-Federal Courthouse
104 Third St., North, Lufkin, TXUnorthodox variation of common Post Office plan. The hip roof is uncommon as are the Tuscan Doric pilasters. Nominated to the National Register. Currently being renovated as Federal Courthouse. It is said that the federal judges wanted to renovate the structure rather than tear it down to build a new structure. The area of significance is architecture at the local level.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.