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Play inoframtive {{Infobox Building|image=|caption=|name=Winston E. Arnow Federal Building|location=100 North [[Palafox Street]]|architect=Rudolph Stanley-Brown|client=|engineer=|owner=|construction_start_date=1938|completion_date=[[October 28]], [[1939]]|cost=$329,590 (1938)|renovations=1999-2010|date_demolished=|structural_system=|style=Spanish Colonial Revival|size=59,873 square feet|mapcode=<googlemap version="0.9" lat="30.414742" lon="-87.215352" zoom="16" width="280" height="175">30.414622, -87.215502</googlemap>}}The '''Winston E. Arnow Federal Building''' is the name of the building at 100 North [[Palafox Street]] built in [[1938]]-[[1939|39]] as the '''United States Post Office and Court House'''. It was vacated in [[1998]] when the [[U.S. District Court]] moved offices to a [[United States Courthouse|new courthouse]], after which the building underwent an 11-year renovation. Starting in 2003, Congressman [[Jeff Miller]] introduced legislation to name the building in memory of Judge [[Winston E. Arnow]]. President [[Wikipedia:Barack Obama|Barack Obama]] signed the designation into law on [[December 14]], [[2010]],<ref>[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/12/obama_approves_new_federal_bui.html Obama approves new federal building names]</ref> and the renovated building was formally dedicated on [[May 20]], [[2011]]. ==Construction==By the 1930s, the [[old Escambia County Courthouse]] built in [[1885]] had fallen into disrepair. It was decided that the Victorian brick structure would be razed, that a new federal post office and courthouse would be built on its site, and that county government would take over the [[Escambia County Courthouse|U.S. Customs House]] a few blocks south on [[Palafox]]. The [[Depression]]-era project was funded by the [[Wikipedia:Works Progress Administration|Works Progress Administration]] and resulted in a building of extremely high quality. Architect Rudolph Stanley-Brown, the grandson of President [[Wikipedia:James A. Garfield|James A. Garfield]], was hired to design the building in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Montgomery-based contractor Algernon Brown was awarded the $329,590 contract on [[December 5]], [[1938]]. The building was occupied on [[October 28]], [[1939]]. At the dedication ceremony, Congressman [[Millard Caldwell]] announced his intent to run for megovernor of Florida. [[Robert L. F. Sikes]], Mrwho was reporting on the event for his [[Crestview]] newspaper, decided he would run for Caldwell's congressional seat. <gallery>Image:Arnowbuilding-drawing.jpg|Architect's renderingImage:Arnowbuilding-1938plans-front.jpg|Front elevationsImage:Arnowbuilding-1938plans-details1.jpg|Interior detailsImage:Arnowbuilding-1938plans-details2.jpg|Lamp detailsImage:Arnowbuilding-1938contract.jpg|1938 construction contract with Algernon BlairImage:Arnowbuilding-construction-1.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-construction-2.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-construction-3.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-construction-4.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-construction-5.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-construction-6.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-construction-7.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-construction-8.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-construction-9.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-construction-10.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-construction-11.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-construction-12.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-construction-13.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-construction-14.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-construction-15.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-construction-16.jpg</gallery> ==1939-1998 use==In its early years, the building's main function was as a post office, with the courtroom used only intermittently. A candy and cigar store, operated by the blind, was a popular feature in the first floor lobby. During [[World War II]] the building housed many boards for the draft, rationing and special services. Judge [[Winston E. Arnow]] became the first resident judge of the Pensacola courthouse in [[1967]]. In [[1998]], a new [[United States Courthouse]] was completed on the former site of the [[San Carlos Hotel]], and the Spanish-style courthouse was vacated. ==Renovation==In [[1999]], the [[Wikipedia:General Services Administration|General Services Administration]] began a major renovation of the building with the removal of asbestos and lead paint. New mechanical and electrical base systems were installed in 2000, as well as a new fire sprinkler system and rear exit stairway. Renovation work was halted due to lack of funding, and the building incurred damage during the [[2004 hurricane season|2004]] and [[2005 hurricane season]]s. A completely new roof was installed in 2006, and the historic interior began a thorough refurbishment in 2007. It was reoccupied by certain federal offices in [[2010]], and an official dedication ceremony was held on [[May 20]], [[2011]]. ==Current tenants==* [[U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida]]* U.S. Bankruptcy Court* U.S. Probation Office* U.S. Attorney Offices* U.S. Marshals Service* U.S. Trustee* General Services Administration ==Other images==<gallery>Image:Arnowbuilding-oldexterior1.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-oldexterior2.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-oldexterior2-rear.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-oldpostcard.jpgImage:Arnowbuilding-1960s. internet writerjpg|Circa 1960sImage:Arnowbuilding-1970s.jpg|Circa 1970s</gallery> ==References=={{reflist}} [[Category:Federal government buildings]][[Category:Courthouses]][[Category:Works Progress Administration]]