In November, the old Federal Court House was closed down, and a new one opened up at 921 Ohio Street. The old building is beautiful inside and out. Too bad it's no longer used for its original purpose. The building was bought by ISU and they plan to turn the building into the new college of business. During the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt helped establish the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Part of the WPA was the Federal Art Project (FAP). The goal of this program was to employ artists. The FAP created over 5,000 jobs and 225,000 works of art. The old Federal Court House has some of the art that was created during the FAP in its courtrooms. Supposedly, ISU has great plans for the old building, but I think it should have stay the court house. The new building is much smaller, less prestigious, and does not have the grand presence of the old building.
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