Social Security Administration Building (Washington, DC)

Social Security Administration building
Location: 330 Independence Avenue. SW
Built: 1939
Architect: Charles Klauder, Louis A. Simon
Architectural style: Egyptian Revival
Governing body: General Services Administration
NRHP Reference#: 07000639[1]

Social Security Administration Building is an historic building at 330 Independence Avenue, Southwest, Washington, D.C.[2]

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History

It was designed by Charles Klauder and Louis A. Simon, in the Egyptian Revival in 1939.

On April 28, 1988, it was renamed the "Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building." [3] On July 06, 2007, the Social Security Administration Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

It houses the Voice of America.

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See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. . http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ http://www.gsa.gov/portal/ext/html/site/hb/category/25431/actionParameter/exploreByBuilding/buildingId/188
  3. ^ http://www.ssa.gov/history/cohenbldg.html

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