U.S. Department of the Treasury – Washington, DC
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 38° 53.913 W 077° 02.060
18S E 323584 N 4307485
Headquarters building for the United States Department of Treasury in Washington, DC.
Waymark Code: WMNZ0G
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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The Treasury Building in Washington, D.C. is a National Historic Landmark building which is the headquarters of the United States Department of the Treasury. An image of the Treasury Building is featured on the back of the United States ten-dollar bill.

The East side and central wing were built between 1836 and 1842 by architect Robert Mills. The South Wing of the building, constructed from 1855 to 1861 by Ammi B. Young and Alexander H. Bowman, carried out the basic Mills scheme for such a wing. The West Wing by Isaiah Rogers, built between 1862 and 1864, and the North Wing by Alfred B. Mullett, built between 1867 and 1869, completed the building. The building suffered a fire in 1922. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.

Civil War-era poet Walt Whitman spent much of his federal career working as a clerk in the Treasury Building. He was working at his desk the night of January 23, 1873 when he suffered a stroke, which forced him to leave Washington.

Sculptor James Earle Fraser created the statue of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, which stands in front of the southern facade facing Alexander Hamilton Place and The Ellipse beyond, and that of Albert Gallatin, the fourth and longest serving Secretary, which stands before the northern entrance.

The Treasury Building is the oldest government building in Washington DC except for the White House and the Capitol.
Street address:
1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, District of Columbia


County / Borough / Parish: District of Columbia

Year listed: 1971

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874

Historic function: Government

Current function: Government

Privately owned?: no

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

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Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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