James R. Browning United States Court of Appeals Building

U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building, May 2008
James R. Browning United States Court of Appeals Building is located in San Francisco County
James R. Browning United States Court of Appeals Building
James R. Browning United States Court of Appeals Building is located in California
James R. Browning United States Court of Appeals Building
James R. Browning United States Court of Appeals Building is located in the United States
James R. Browning United States Court of Appeals Building
LocationNE corner of 7th and Mission Sts., San Francisco, California, US
Coordinates37°46′48″N 122°24′40″W / 37.780°N 122.411°W / 37.780; -122.411
Area2.6 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1905
ArchitectTaylor, James Knox
Architectural styleBeaux Arts, Italian Renaissance Palazzo, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.71000188[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 14, 1971
Designated NHLOctober 16, 2012

The James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building is a historic post office and courthouse building located at San Francisco, California. It is a courthouse for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Completed in 1905 as the U.S. Courthouse and Post Office, it was intended to represent the affluence and increasing importance of the United States as it became a world power. The building survived both the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

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