Point 2: Parking Lot – former site of U.S. Post office and federal courthouse
209 Eustis Ave.
It’s a parking lot now, but the majestic c. 1890 U. S. Post Office and Federal Courthouse constructed by Henderson Brandon & Son once stood on this site. Urban renewal and Huntsville’s growth from the space and rocket program led to the demolition of this building in 1954.
c. 1890 U. S. Post Office and Federal Courthouse Building
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Caption: Huntsville began lobbying for a Federal building in 1884.
Washington D. C. architect William A. Freret (1833-1911) designed the Federal building.
