City of Greenville, South Carolina

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The Old Greenville City Hall, is a former building in Greenville, South Carolina. It was originally built as the U.S. Courthouse and Post Office in 1889 on the corner of Main and Broad Streets. After 1938, it was transferred to the City of Greenville and used as its city hall. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places on August 19, 1971. After its demolition in 1972 or 1973, it was removed from the National Register in 1973.HistoryThe court office and post office was designed by James H. Windrim, who was Supervisory Architect of the United States Department of the Treasury. It was built in 1889 on the site of the former home of Colonel David Hoke. The resident architect for the construction was James R. Lawrence, who moved from Port Huron, Michigan for the project and is locally recognized as the architect. An addition on the north side was made in 1909. James Knox Taylor was the Supervisory Architect and signed the drawings. More alterations or minor additions were made in 1923, 1924, 1927, 1929, and 1931.The U.S. Circuit Court for the Western District of South Carolina met here until 1898. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina met here until 1937.