▁of ▁Mar ion ▁Gene ▁S ny der . ▁Born ▁in ▁Louis ville ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁S ny der ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁figure ▁in ▁Kentucky ▁politics , ▁serving ▁several ▁public ▁offices , ▁including ▁U . S . ▁Cong r essional ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁Post ▁Office ▁moved ▁out , ▁and ▁Congress ▁appropri ated ▁funds ▁for ▁a ▁four - year ▁renov ation ▁project ▁to ▁modern ize ▁the ▁inter iors ▁and ▁restore ▁the ▁key ▁historic ▁spaces ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁flo ors . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁project , ▁the ▁building ▁received ▁numerous ▁ste ward ship ▁awards , ▁including ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 / 9 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 / 9 9 ▁Office ▁Building ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁Historic ▁Building ▁Category ▁from ▁the ▁Building ▁O wn ers ▁and ▁Man agers ▁Association ▁( BO MA ); ▁BO MA ' s ▁ 1 9 9 9 / 2 0 0 0 ▁International ▁Award ▁for ▁Government ▁Building ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁Historic ▁Building ▁Category ; ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Modern ization ▁Project ▁award ▁from ▁Build ings ▁Magazine . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁Gene ▁S ny der ▁U . S . ▁Cour th ouse ▁and ▁Custom ▁House ▁was ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁The