John Archibald Campbell United States Courthouse
United States Court House and Custom House | |
The courthouse in September 2021 | |
Location in Alabama | |
| Location | 113 Saint Joseph St., Mobile, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 30°41′38.25″N 88°2′35.41″W / 30.6939583°N 88.0431694°W |
| Built | 1934 |
| Architect | Carey and Dowling, Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival, Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000964 |
| Added to NRHP | October 8, 2008 |
The John Archibald Campbell United States Courthouse, also known as the United States Court House and Custom House, is a historic courthouse and former custom house in Mobile, Alabama. It was completed in 1935. An addition to the west was completed in 1940. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 2008.
The courthouse was designed to house the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama and the United States Customs Service. The customs service later vacated the building and the courts expanded into their space. The courthouse served the Southern District of Alabama until 2018, when the new Mobile Federal Courthouse was completed across the street. The Campbell courthouse then underwent an $18 million renovation which was completed in 2020. Today, it houses the United States bankruptcy court.
This building replaced an earlier antebellum-era structure that served the city and region. The building is built in an austere blending of the Renaissance Revival and Art Deco styles. The façade is clad in white limestone with a granite base.