Historic Building Photographs

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Courthouse one, James R. Browing U.S. Court of Appeals Building, San Francisco, California.

The GSA Center for Historic Buildings collaborates with the Library of Congress to photograph historic buildings under GSA stewardship. The result: a collection of copyright-free images of monumental facades, lobbies and courtrooms. Download your favorite; it's free and the photographs are high resolution. It is an unprecedented opportunity to experience these stunning images of America's architectural treasures.

This partnership makes thousands of images of GSA buildings in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive available to the public. Highsmith's extraordinary works make her collection one of the most popular in the Prints & Photographs' collection.

High resolution images of the following buildings may be viewed and downloaded.

  • Frank M. Johnson Jr. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Montgomery AL
    Frank M. Johnson Jr. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Montgomery AL
  • Federal Building, San Francisco, CA.
  • Byron R. White, U.S. Courthouse, Denver, CO
    Byron R. White U.S. Courthouse, Denver, CO
  • Federal Trade Commission Building, Washington, DC
  • Winston E. Arnow U.S. Post Office and Court House, Pensacola, FL
    Winston E. Arnow U.S. Post Office and Court House, Pensacola, FL
  • Federal Building, U.S. Post Office, and Courthouse, Hilo, HI
    Federal Building, U.S. Post Office, and Courthouse, Hilo, HI
  • Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Indianapolis, IN
    Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Indianapolis, IN
  • Interior hall at the John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of Appeals Building, New Orleans, LA
    Interior hall at the John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of Appeals Building, New Orleans, LA
  • Interior, US Custom House, New Orleans, LA
    Interior, U.S. Custom House, New Orleans, LA
  • Exterior, John F. Kennedy Federal Building, Boston MA
    John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, MA
  • Exterior, Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse, Detroit, MI
    Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse, Detroit, MI
  • Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, Trenton, NJ
    Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, Trenton, NJ
  • Exterior, L. Richardson Preyer Federal Buiding and U.S.Courthouse, Greensboro, NC
    L. Richardson Preyer Federal Building and U.S.Courthouse, Greensboro, NC
  • Exterior, Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH
    Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH
  • Exterior. Oblique view, U.S. Custom House, Philadelphia, PA
    U.S. Custom House, Philadelphia, PA
  • Bas relief 'Transportation & Distribution of the Mail' by Raymond Barger, located in the John O. Pastore Federal Building, Providence, RI
    Bas relief "Transportation & Distribution of the Mail" by Raymond Barger, located in the John O. Pastore Federal Building, Providence, RI
  • Exterior, Joel Solomon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Chattanooga, TN
    Joel Solomon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Chattanooga, TN
  • Exterior, Jack Brooks Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Beaumont, TX
    Jack Brooks Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Beaumont, TX
  • Exterior, Ewing T. Kerr Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Casper, WY
    Ewing T. Kerr Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Casper, WY

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Last Reviewed: 2021-11-24