Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building

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Alfred P. Murrah building during demolition

Aerial view of Alfred P. Murrah building after bombing

The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was a United States Federal Government complex located at 200 N.W. 5th Street in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Murrah building was the target of the Oklahoma City bombing on 19 April 1995.

The federal building was designed by architect, Wendell Locke of Locke, Wright and Associates ^[1], and constructed using reinforced concrete in 1977 at a cost of $14.5 million. The building was named for federal judge Alfred P. Murrah, an Oklahoma native.

By the 1990s, the building contained regional offices for the Social Security Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). It housed approximately 550 employees. ^[2]

After the attack, the building was imploded and the Oklahoma City National Memorial was built on the site.

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^ "Architect Says Bombed OK Building was Solidly Built", Transcript # 635-35, 7:07 pm ET, Interview by Linden Soles with Wendell Locke., CNN, 1995, April 19.
^ "Car Bombing In Oklahoma City Jolts the Nation", All Things Considered, NPR, 1995, April 19.