Located in downtown Chattanooga, the official name is the Joel W. Solomon Federal Building and United States Courthouse. Etched along the top of the front of the building is United States Post Office and Court House but is no longer a post office. The building is made out of white marble in an Art Moderne style. It was designed by prominent local architect Reuben Harrison Hunt and was opened in 1933. In 1938, it was named as one of the 150 best buildings built in the previous 20 years by the American Institute of Architects. In 1964, it was home of the Jimmy Hoffa jury tampering trial. In 1981, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.