Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse
225 Cadman Plaza East | also 27 Tillary Street, 250 Adams Street | Downtown Brooklyn | built 1961
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- 2000
Construction starts on César Pelli's federal courthouse for the Eastern District
The government hired architect César Pelli to design a courthouse for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, whose cases cover Kings, Queens, Richmond, Nassau and Suffolk counties. Brownstoner reports that work began in 2000 and was halted by the Oklahoma bombing and 9/11, after which the designs were modified to add security against terrorism. The new building joins the older Emanuel Celler Federal Building through an atrium and entryway on Cadman Plaza East, and it opened in 2006.
Source: brownstoner.com
- 2006
The finished courthouse opens with a blast-resistant frame and 16 courtrooms
Architect César Pelli's project, completed in 2006, brought the building to fifteen floors and about 750,000 square feet. It holds 16 courtrooms and 9 magistrate courtrooms. Its security features include a structural frame meant to withstand an explosion and laminated glass facing the exterior.
“The construction incorporated several extraordinary security features, such as having a structural frame that can withstand an explosion…”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2008
Congress renames the federal courthouse for Theodore Roosevelt
On September 17, 2008, President George W. Bush signed legislation introduced by Senator Charles Schumer to rename the building the Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse. A rededication ceremony was held on December 30 that year. It is the home of the federal trial court for the Eastern District of New York, and serves as that court's administrative headquarters.
Source: Wikipedia
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