The Jack Brooks Federal Building is a federal office building in

Beaumont, Texas Beaumont is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, located in Southeast Texas on the Neches River about east of Houston (city ...

. It was the

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and Federal Building Completed during the

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in 1933. The building houses courtrooms and chambers of the

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, and an office of the

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. In 1978, President

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came to Beaumont to officiate over the renaming of the building for Congressman

Jack Brooks Jack Brooks may refer to: *Jack Brooks (cricketer) (born 1984), English cricketer *Jack Brooks (footballer) (1904–1973), English footballer *Jack Brooks (lyricist) (1912–1971), British-American lyricist *Jack Brooks (American politician) (1922� ...

, who lived in and represented the area for many years. The building features many Corinthian columns and has many detailed features. The building is listed on the

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as a

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to the

Beaumont Commercial District The Beaumont Commercial District is located in Downtown Beaumont, Texas. The district consists of various styles of buildings, including 6 highrises built before 1932. The district is registered on the National Register of Historic Places as a ...

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Federal Judicial Center Historic Federal Courthouses
page on the Jack Brooks Federal Building

Federal buildings in the United States Buildings and structures in Beaumont, Texas Federal courthouses in the United States Government buildings completed in 1933 Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas Courthouses in Texas Post office buildings in Texas Art Deco architecture in Texas Historic district contributing properties in Texas National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Texas 1933 establishments in Texas {{Texas-NRHP-stub

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