Old United States Post Office and Courthouse (Miami, Florida)

Old United States Post Office and Courthouse (Miami, Florida)
Old U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
Old United States Post Office and Courthouse (Miami, Florida) is located in Florida
Location: Miami, Florida
Coordinates: 25°46′28″N 80°11′32″W / 25.77444°N 80.19222°W / 25.77444; -80.19222Coordinates: 25°46′28″N 80°11′32″W / 25.77444°N 80.19222°W / 25.77444; -80.19222
NRHP Reference#: 88002962
Added to NRHP: January 4, 1989

The Old U.S. Post Office and Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Miami, Florida. It is located at 100-118 Northeast 1st Avenue. Constructed over three years (1912–14), it was designed by Kiehnel and Elliott and Oscar Wenderoth. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1989.[1] The Miami-Dade County Tax Records say this building was built in 1917 .[2]

Dr. William Homer Walker created First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Miami in 1933, when he acquired the first federal savings and loan charter ever issued in the United States. The original name of the institution was the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Miami. Because it had outgrown two former locations, Walker purchased the abandoned Miami Post Office and Federal Court Building in May 1937 to house his savings and loan. In 1973 the bank moved to the thirty-two story First Federal Building, later known as the AmeriFirst Building, at One Southeast 3rd Avenue in downtown Miami.[3]

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  1. ^ National Register - Miami-Dade County listings Retrieved on July 31, 2010
  2. ^ Miami-Dade County Tax Records Retrieved on July 31, 2010
  3. ^ HistoryMiami: Guide to AmeriFirst Bank Records Retrieved on August 13, 2011
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