Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building

Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building (formerly the Social Security Administration Building) is a historic building at 330 Independence Avenue, Southwest, Washington, D.C.[2]

Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building
Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building in 2008
Location330 Independence Avenue. SW
Coordinates38°53′14.64″N 77°1′.84″W
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1939
ArchitectCharles Zeller Klauder; Office of the Supervising Architect
Architectural styleEgyptian Revival
NRHP reference No.07000639[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 6, 2007

History

It was designed by Charles Zeller Klauder and the Office of the Supervising Architect under 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]

  • North Side oblique view
  • North Entrance
  • East Entrance
  • South Entrance
  • West Entrance
  • Cornerstone

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Find a Building: Search". www.gsa.gov.
  3. OCOMM, OPUM. "history". www.ssa.gov.
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