U.S. Court of Appeals-Fifth Circuit | |
 John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of Appeals Building, May 2007 | |
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| Location | 600 Camp St., New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 29°56′52″N 90°4′45″W / 29.94778°N 90.07917°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1915 |
| Architect | Hale & Rogers; French, Daniel Chester |
| Architectural style | Italian Renaissance Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000937[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 15, 1974 |
| Designated NHL | July 21, 2015[2] |
The John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of Appeals Building, located at 600 Camp Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, is a historic courthouse for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In 2015 it was designated a National Historic Landmark for its extensive role in adjudicating issues of the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. John Minor Wisdom, for whom it is now named, was a judge on the Fifth Circuit during that period.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places weekly listings for August 14, 2015". U.S. National Park Service. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ "Draft NHL nomination for United States Court of Appeals—Fifth Circuit" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
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