An Exclusive Tour of Brooklyn’s U.S. Courthouse and Post Office
The Conservancy hosted a tour this summer of the Moses Award-winning U.S. Courthouse and Post Office in Brooklyn. Our group was led by architect Michael Nieminen, of R.M. Clement & Frances Halsband Architects, who worked on the building’s impressive redesign. The original portion of the building dates to the 1880s and stands as a stately homage to the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture. The firm meticulously restored all the exterior surfaces and windows. Modern offices and courtrooms were inserted within the shell of the annex building, which was built in 1930. In the original section, the magnificent central atrium, which is illuminated by an enormous skylight, was spectacularly restored and returned to full Victorian glory.
