John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building, Federal appeals courthouse in the Central Business District, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

The John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building is a federal courthouse in New Orleans occupying an entire city block at 600 Camp Street with three stories of white marble and grand colonnades. Ornate decorative details and Mediterranean Revival styling elements define the exterior, making it a distinctive landmark in the urban landscape.

The building opened in 1916 as a post office and federal courthouse, playing a key role in civil rights cases during the 1950s and 1960s. A comprehensive restoration between 1971 and 1972 preserved the original structure and its architectural features.

The four copper-and-bronze corner sculptures, twelve feet high and one ton each, are officially History, Agriculture, Industry, and Arts but are popularly called The Ladies. History wears a bonnet, Agriculture holds a cornucopia, Industry a tool, and Arts a flower; they sit around an armillary sphere banded with zodiac signs. The Piccirilli Brothers carved them from drawings by architect James Gamble Rogers.

The courthouse is centrally located at 600 Camp Street in New Orleans and serves as an active venue for federal judicial proceedings. Visitors should be aware that security measures apply as it remains a functioning court facility.

The four corner statues, known as The Ladies, were carved by the Piccirilli Brothers, the same workshop that executed Daniel Chester French's Lincoln Memorial statue. Each copper and bronze figure is twelve feet high and weighs one ton, seated around an armillary sphere banded with zodiac signs.