H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse

H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse
H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse in 2023
Former names	District of Columbia Courthouse
General information
Location	500 Indiana Avenue, NW
Town or city	Washington, D.C.
Country	U.S.
Current tenants	Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Construction started	1975[1]
Completed	1976[2]
Height	36.58 metres (120.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	8
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum[3]
Website
http://www.dccourts.gov/

The H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse is a courthouse of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia located at 500 Indiana Avenue NW, in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.^[4]

History

It was named after former Chief Judge H. Carl Moultrie I. Judge Moultrie was appointed an associate judge in 1972 and chief judge on June 22, 1978. He remained chief judge until he died on April 9, 1986.^[5][6][7]

In August 1978, heavy rain resulted in a roof leak because the roof drains could not handle the volume of rainwater.^[8]

References

1. "H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
2. "H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
3. "H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
4. Rufus G. King III (June 27, 2009). "A Courthouse Worthy of Respect". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
5. "Article: A Memorial to Judge Moultrie". The Washington Post. June 24, 1990. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
6. "District courthouse gets legendary name". The Washington Times. July 3, 1992. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
7. "History of the DC Courts". District of Columbia Courts. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
8. "Washington Courthouse Is Drenched by Leak". Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio. AP. August 16, 1978. p. 17. Retrieved May 4, 2010.

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