The North Building on E Street (similar in design to the East Building except for the order of the colonnades) was opened in 1929 as a memorial to the women of the World War. It houses the District Chapter of the Red Cross. The Ionic columns were gifts inscribed with the names of the donors and persons memorialized. Congress appropriated $200,000 and $400,000 was raised privately for the building which, besides the chapter offices, also houses a Braille room, a workroom, and active canteen in the basement, a large auditorium (late Georgian style) and a small stage on the second floor.- Washington, City and Capital, 1937, pg. 353.
The District Chapter left this building in 1953 when their new chapter building was completed a few blocks away. The District Chapter has since merged with several other chapters in the area and is now known as the National Capital Region. The building is now used by the National Headquarters of the American Red Cross.