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The Constitution Center, [1] formerly known as the David Nassif Building, is an office building located at 400 7th Street SW in Washington, D.C. [2] It is 140 feet (43 m) high and has 10 floors. [3] Covering an entire city block, it is the largest privately owned office building in Washington, D.C. [ 3 ] Current tenants include the Federal ...
Constitution Ave. between 7th and 9th Sts., NW. 38°53′33″N 77°01′24″W / 38.8925°N 77.023333°W / 38.8925; -77.023333 ( National A building of records where several key U.S. documents including The United States Bill of Rights , The United States Declaration of Independence , and The Constitution of the United States .
The Constitution Ave. side is a quasi replica of the easternmost façade of the Palais du Louvre in Paris. The colonnades, with 34 Doric columns that face the Capitol, are echoed by pilasters on the sides of the buildings. Both buildings are faced with marble and limestone; the Russell Building's base and terrace are gray granite.
The building was designed by architects and engineers in the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon, and built from 1928 to 1936. [2] The cornerstone was laid in 1929 by Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon. [3]
South front of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building 10th St. N.W. facade of the building, as seen from Constitution Avenue. The Office of the Attorney General was created by the 1st United States Congress by the Judiciary Act of 1789. [3]
The Herbert C. Hoover Building is the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the United States Department of Commerce.. The building is located at 1401 Constitution Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., on the block bounded by Constitution Avenue NW to the south, Pennsylvania Avenue NW to the north, 15th Street NW to the west, and 14th Street NW to the east.
It is located north of the National Mall at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. in Washington, D.C. The rotunda entrance is on Constitution Avenue, and the research entrance is on Pennsylvania Avenue. [3] A second larger facility, Archives II, also known as A2, is located in College Park, Maryland.
The Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium (originally named the Departmental Auditorium) is a 750-seat [2] historic Neoclassical auditorium located at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. The auditorium, which connects two wings of the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, is owned by the U.S. government but available for use by the public.