{"nrhp_refnum":"79003105","name":"U.S. Post Office and Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"337 Broad Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Albany","county":"Dougherty County","state":"GA","lat":31.577395996000064,"lon":-84.15551190599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick post office and federal courthouse with a basement at 337 Broad Avenue in Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, built 1910-1912 by Gude and Company of Atlanta under Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor.","why_significant":"The nomination cites its role as Dougherty County's main mail station and a symbol of federal presence in Albany. It is linked to Nellie Brimberry, described as the first woman postmistress of a major American post office. It is also an adaptation of the Second Renaissance Revival style designed by James Knox Taylor.","narrative":"Built between 1910 and 1912, this three-story brick building at 337 Broad Avenue in Albany served as both post office and federal courthouse. Gude and Company of Atlanta constructed it under James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect of the Treasury. Buff-colored brick pilasters, arched bays, a stone cornice with a dentil band and a hipped clay tile roof give it a Second Renaissance Revival character. Inside, cast plaster ceilings in the post office lobby and federal courtroom, oak trim and wainscoting remain in excellent condition. A 1932 addition on the north side altered the original lines only slightly. The building became the seat of the Federal Court in 1923. It is also tied to Nellie Brimberry, who was postmistress when it opened in 1912 and is described as the first woman to lead a major American post office. She inaugurated an airmail flight in 1911 and helped Georgia pecan growers send their product by mail.","period_of_significance":"1900- (c. 1912)","architect_builder":"James Knox Taylor, supervising architect; Gude and Company of Atlanta, builder","architectural_style":"Second Renaissance Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition marked excellent and altered; a 1932 addition on the north side and planned first-floor modifications are noted. Interior finishes are described as largely intact.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.206643-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/79003105.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003105/065a76f92a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003105/065a76f92a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"U.S. Federal Judiciary Center","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Post_Office_and_Courthouse_(n.d.,_ca._1912),_Albany_(Dougherty_County,_Georgia).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Federal Judiciary Center</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Post_Office_and_Courthouse_(n.d.,_ca._1912),_Albany_(Dougherty_County,_Georgia).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100012022","name":"Downtown Albany Commercial Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/downtown-albany-commercial-historic-district-100012022/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207878","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_and_Courthouse_(Albany,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7891080"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/dougherty-county/u-s-post-office-and-courthouse-79003105/"}