[1][3] The courthouse and post office was designed by James H. Windrim, who was Supervisory Architect for the United States Department of the Treasury.

[5] The resident architect for the construction was James R. Lawrence, who moved from Port Huron, Michigan, to complete the project.

[4] The city of Greenville traded the federal government a parcel of land on East Washington Street for the courthouse.

The two-story building was designed in Richardsonian Romanesque style with a red tiled roof, castellated towers, and precast terracotta insets.

The foyer had pink marble floors and the staircase that led to the tower was designed with half-turns on its landings.