Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building
Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building | |
 Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building in 2008 | |
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| Location | 330 Independence Avenue. SW |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′14.64″N 77°1′.84″W / 38.8874000°N 77.0169000°WCoordinates: 38°53′14.64″N 77°1′.84″W / 38.8874000°N 77.0169000°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1939 |
| Architect | Charles Klauder, Louis A. Simon |
| Architectural style | Egyptian Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000639[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 6, 2007 |
Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building (formerly the Social Security Administration Building) is a historic building at 330 Independence Avenue, Southwest, Washington, D.C.[2]
History[]
It was designed by Charles Klauder and Louis A. Simon, in the Stripped Classical style[2] in 1939. On April 28, 1988, it was renamed the "Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building".[3] On July 6, 2007, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Voice of America and the U.S. Agency for Global Media are the building's main tenants. It moved there in 1954.[2]
Gallery[]
North Side oblique view
North Entrance
East Entrance
South Entrance
West Entrance
Cornerstone
See also[]
- Railroad Retirement Board Building – on the same block
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Find a Building: Search". www.gsa.gov.
- ^ OCOMM, OPUM. "history". www.ssa.gov.
External links[]
Media related to Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Government buildings completed in 1939
- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
- Egyptian Revival architecture in the United States
- Southwest Federal Center