Judgepedia:WikiProject federal judiciary/Courthouse additions

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Project goals

The goal of this project is to create subsections under each federal court article that discuss the various federal courthouses used by the district and appellate courts. Sections will highlight the architecture and history of the court as well as guidelines for visiting including hours of operation and important security considerations. This information may later be used to start stub pages on all of the federal courthouses but for the time being the sections will make valuable additions to all of the district court pages.

Research resources

The majority of the research for this project can done using the Federal General Services Administration which manages all the federal buildings. You can find a convenient search program here. The G.S.A. building profiles contain information on the architecture, history and key features of all of the buildings. We are working to obtain photo permission to use the images on their website as well. In addition, the individual district court pages will often contain links to the history of the courthouse as well as any historical societies that are run on behalf of the court.

Page Outline

The appropriate sections of the page will fall under the courts tab near the bottom of the page. The exact title will be ===Federal courthouse=== which will fall under the ==History==. Each federal courthouse that falls within the district will contain its own level 4 subheading with the full name of the courthouse. The heading will have the following three sections identified by bold headings.

Architecture

In paragraph format, this section will describe the architecture of the building including information on:

Original construction and architect
Any major renovations or expansions including what was done and the year
Any major landmark pieces or notable features

Historical significance

In paragraph format, this section will describe the history of the building including information on:

Any history of the area the building is located in
Any major events that occurred in the building

Visiting the Courthouse

In paragraph format, this section will describe information on visiting the building including:

Hours of operation
Any guided or organized tours
Any information on Parking
Any major security information including security requirements for entering the building