Jonas Courthouse News Today

The Charles R. Jonas Federal Building and Courthouse in Charlotte, N.C., is a historic Neo-classical edifice built in 1915. The building’s size was tripled in 1933. But more recently it has been badly in need of upgrading to 21st Century justice standards, especially in the areas of security, energy efficiency, and workspaces for support staff.

Blurring 90-year-old architecture with a modern addition proved complicated. After four years of construction, it’s finally done.