John F. Kilkenny United States Post Office and Courthouse
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
| nrhp_type = cp
| partof = South Main Street Commercial Historic District{{Citation | last1 = Sargent | first1 = Gail | date = April 22, 1986 | title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: South Main Street Commercial Historic District | url = {{NRHP url|86003260}} | accessdate = May 30, 2017 | format = PDF }}.
| partof_refnum = 86003260
| image = John F Kilkenny Post Office and Courthouse (Pendleton, Oregon).jpg
| caption =
| alt = photograph of a three-story, monumental, brick building
| location = 104 SW Dorion Avenue
Pendleton, Oregon
| coordinates = {{coord|45.671002|-118.788059|region:US-OR_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Oregon#USA
| map_caption =
| map_alt = Locator map
| area = {{convert|0.72|acre}}
| built = 1916
| builder =
| architect = Oscar Wenderoth
| architecture = Second Renaissance Revival
| added = March 4, 1985
| refnum = 85000544
| mpsub = Significant US Post Offices in Oregon 1900–1941 TR
| nocat = yes
}}
The John F. Kilkenny United States Post Office and Courthouse, formerly the United States Post Office and Courthouse is a post office and a courthouse of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, located in Pendleton, Oregon.
Completed in 1916 under the supervision of architect Oscar Wenderoth,{{Citation | last1 = Kolva | first1 = H. J. | date = August 31, 1984 | title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form for Federal Properties: U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Pendleton, Oregon | url = {{NRHP url|85000544}} | accessdate = May 30, 2017 | format = PDF }}. the United States Congress renamed the building for John Kilkenny,[https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/5997 H.R.5997 -- A bill to designate the United States Post Office and Courthouse in Pendleton, Oregon, as the "John F. Kilkenny United States Post Office and Courthouse"]. a former judge of the District of Oregon and of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1984. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.{{citation | author = National Park Service | authorlink = National Park Service | title = Weekly announcement of National Register of Historic Places actions | date = March 15, 1985 | url = https://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/Weekly_Register_List_1985.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090514080748/http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/Weekly_Register_List_1985.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = May 14, 2009 | format = PDF | accessdate = May 30, 2017 | at = p. 29 }}.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.fjc.gov/history/courthouses Historic Federal Courthouses] page from the Federal Judicial Center
- {{NRHP url|id=85000544|title=National Register of Historic Places photographic file|photos=y}}
- {{NRHP url|id=64000702|title=Significant U.S. Post Offices In Oregon – 1900 to 1941 – Thematic Resources}}, National Register of Historic Places cover documentation
- {{commons category-inline|U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (Pendleton, Oregon)}}
- https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=111682
{{Oregon Courthouses}}
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
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Category:Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Category:Significant US Post Offices in Oregon 1900-1941 TR
Category:Government buildings completed in 1916
Category:Buildings and structures in Pendleton, Oregon
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Umatilla County, Oregon
Category:1916 establishments in Oregon
Category:Historic district contributing properties in Oregon
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