Eccles Building
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The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building houses the main offices of the Board of Governors of the United States' Federal Reserve System. It is located at the intersection of 20th Street and Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. The building, designed in the Stripped Classicism style, was designed by Paul Philippe Cret and completed in 1937. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the building on October 20, 1937.[2]
Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building | |
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Former names | Federal Reserve Building (1937–1982) |
General information | |
Location | Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 38°53′34″N 77°2′45″W |
Completed | 1937; 87 years ago (1937) |
Height | 85 feet (26 m)[1] |
Technical details | |
Structural system | steel beam |
Floor count | 6[1] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Paul Philippe Cret |
The building was named after Marriner S. Eccles (1890–1977), Chairman of the Federal Reserve under President Roosevelt, by an Act of Congress on October 15, 1982.[3] Previously it had been known as the Federal Reserve Building.[4]