David W. Dyer Federal Building and United States Courthouse

US Post Office and Courthouse
David W. Dyer Federal Building and United States Courthouse is located in Miami
David W. Dyer Federal Building and United States Courthouse
David W. Dyer Federal Building and United States Courthouse is located in Florida
David W. Dyer Federal Building and United States Courthouse
David W. Dyer Federal Building and United States Courthouse is located in the United States
David W. Dyer Federal Building and United States Courthouse
Location300 Northeast First Ave.,
Miami, Florida
Coordinates25°46′38″N 80°11′34″W / 25.77722°N 80.19278°W / 25.77722; -80.19278
Built1931
ArchitectPaist & Steward
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.83003518[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 14, 1983

The David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, formerly known simply as the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, is an historic United States Post Office and federal courthouse of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida located at 300 Northeast 1st Avenue in Miami, Florida. Built in 1931 of limestone, it is the largest such structure in South Florida.[2]

The building was listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] In 1997, it was renamed to honor David W. Dyer, a former Chief Judge of the Southern District who was appointed to the circuit court in 1966.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse Archived 2009-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, General Services Administration].