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United States Courthouse (First Street, Los Angeles), the newest federal courthouse in Los Angeles, located 350 W. First St., open since 2016 [2] Wilshire Federal Building, 11000 Wilshire Blvd., NRHP, opened 1969 [3] Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and United States Courthouse, 255 E Temple St., opened 1996
The building, which houses federal courts and federal law-enforcement departments, is sometimes called the First Street Courthouse. It is 10 stories tall with 533,000 square feet (49,500 m 2 ) of floor space, containing 24 courtrooms and 32 judicial chambers and stands out in the downtown skyline with its impressive glass façade.
The first U.S. Federal building authorized by the U.S. Congress in 1807, with an appropriation of $20,000 to build, in New Orleans, a post office, courthouse, or custom house.
Built between 1937 and 1940 by the Federal Public Works Administration, this was the third federal building constructed in Los Angeles. The first Los Angeles federal building, completed 1892, housed the post office, U.S. District Court, and various federal agencies, but it soon proved inadequate. The second Los Angeles federal building was used ...
The building was completed in January 1992 and is named for long-serving United States Congressman Edward R. Roybal. In the year after its completion, 1993, it gained publicity as the site of the federal trial of the four Los Angeles Police Department officers who were charged in 1991's Rodney King video beating; the trial being held the year ...
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In the 1960s, the Los Angeles City Health Department merged into the county's Department of Health. [8] In 1972, the Los Angeles County Departments of Hospitals and Health, along with the Los Angeles County Veterinarian's Office, were merged into the Department of Health Services, to consolidate and integrate health services. [8]
[1] [2] The building is also notable as the site of a 1971 bombing that killed an 18-year-old worker. [3] The building holds offices for a number of federal agencies, including the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Internal Revenue Service. [4]