Former federal courthouses

Monday, October 6, 2008

Pictures of the demolition, construction and dedication of Cape Girardeau's prior two federal courthouses, from the Southeast Missourian archives.

U.S. Sen. Stuart Symington (left), Rush H. Limbaugh Jr. (middle) and Gov. Warren Hearnes at the dedication of the federal building on Broadway, November 1968.
Construction of the federal building at Broadway and Fountain streets circa 1909.
The newly constructed federal building at Broadway and Fountain streets, Feb. 8, 1910.
Federal building, southeast corner of Broadway and Fountain streets, 1910.

Federal building on Broadway under construction in 1968.
Demolition proceeds in 1967 on the federal building opened in 1910 at the corner of Broadway and Fountain streets.
A construction worker adjusts the wrecking ball during demolition of the old federal building in 1967.
Demolition on the old federal building, 1967.
Demolition of the old federal building, 1967.

An auxiliary fuel tank is installed in front of the federal building on Broadway in 1977.
Dedication of the federal courthouse on Broadway in 1968.
A court session in the federal building constructed in 1910 at Broadway and Fountain streets.
A clerk works in the federal building dedicated in 1910 at the corner of Broadway and Fountain streets.
A construction worker takes part in the demolition of the old federal building in 1967.
Construction progresses on the federal building on Broadway in June 1967.
Construction progresses on the roof of the federal building on Broadway in December 1967.