Interior Department Offices
- Also Known As: General Services Building
- Address: 18th St NW and F St NW
- Neighborhood of Foggy Bottom in Washington, DC
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1917/00/00 | Office of the Supervising Architect | Architect | Designed by Charles Butler, consultant to Supervising Architect Oscar Wenderoth, the Interior Department Offices is the first modern office building built, 1915-1917, by the US Government and served as a model for federal offices through the early 1930s. | |||
| 1917/00/00 | United States Department of the Interior | Office | Designed by Charles Butler, consultant to Supervising Architect Oscar Wenderoth, the Interior Department Offices is the first modern office building built, 1915-1917, by the US Government and served as a model for federal offices through the early 1930s. | |||
| 1922/00/00 | Albert Bacon Fall | Office | In 1921-1922 the Interior Department Offices building is the locus of the "Teapot Dome" scandal involving Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall. | Teapot Dome Scandal | ||
| 1939/00/00 | Federal Works Agency | Office | 1937-1939: The US Department of the Interior vacates the Interior Department Offices and the Federal Works Administration becomes the primary tenant. | |||
| 1949/00/00 | Federal Works Agency | End | The US General Services Administration is established, absorbing the activities and offices of the Federal Works Administration. |
| Particulars for Interior Department Offices: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Architectural Style | Beaux Arts |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Owner | Federal |
| Historic Use | Government Office |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
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