On 12th Street Northwest south of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
The imposing Ariel Rios Building opened in 1934 to house the U.S. Post Office Department. Architect William A. Delano, of the New York firm Delano and Aldrich, drew inspiration from Paris and other European cities to design the building's . . . — — Map (db m57207) HM
Near Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
Woodrow Wilson Plaza honors President Woodrow Wilson, noted scholar and former president of Princeton University. Located just inside the Ronald Reagan building ahead is the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the nation's . . . — — Map (db m57208) HM
On 14th Street Northwest north of Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 1/50), on the right when traveling north.
The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center honoring the 40th president, filled the last open space in the Federal Triangle. When former First Lady Nancy Reagan dedicated it in 1998, the redevelopment of this area of . . . — — Map (db m57205) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 1/50) at 10th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Constitution Avenue Northwest.
The roots of America's top law enforcement agency, the Department of Justice, reach back to 1789. That year the first Congress created the Office of the Attorney General to prosecute lawsuits in the Supreme Court and advise the President and . . . — — Map (db m57214) HM
On Constitution Avenue NW (U.S. 1/50) east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, whose mission is to protect human health and the environment, has occupied the majority of offices in this block since 2001. EPA West (this building), the adjacent Mellon Auditorium, . . . — — Map (db m57210) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 10th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is headquartered across Pennsylvania Avenue from this spot. Thanks to popular media, it may be one of the better-known government agencies. Since the 1930s Hollywood has found great stories among the . . . — — Map (db m57218) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 9th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
The National Archives, keeper of the nation's founding documents and most important federal government records, occupies this important spot halfway between the Capitol and the White House. Before the Archives building was constructed, federal . . . — — Map (db m57217) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 1/50) west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is the youngest agency housed here in the Federal Triangle. Established as an independent agency in 1970, EPA protects human health and the environment through science, transparency, and the rule of . . . — — Map (db m57211) HM
On 14th Street Northwest south of D Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Across the street the Department of Commerce's Herbert C. Hoover Building anchors the Federal Triangle, just as the department - with its mission of promoting trade, supporting economic development, and strengthening the competitiveness of . . . — — Map (db m57204) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 1/50) east of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
While only Congress — the people's elected representatives — can impose taxes and decide how they are spent, the Internal Revenue Service, a bureau of the U.S. Treasury, ensures those taxes are collected fairly and efficiently. The IRS . . . — — Map (db m57212) HM
On 12th Street Northwest at Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest on 12th Street Northwest.
This massive granite building was completed in 1899 to house the U.S. Post Office Department and the busy city post office. Designed by the U.S. Treasury Department architects under Willoughby J. Edbrooke, it was Washington’s first . . . — — Map (db m65355) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
This is the Federal Trade Commission Building, home of the agency that defends the public against unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices. One of the older independent Federal agencies, the FTC was created in . . . — — Map (db m59219) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50) east of 9th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
You’re standing at the National Archives Building, the first permanent repository for the original records of the federal government. They include the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, displayed inside . . . — — Map (db m130755) HM
Near Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 1/50) east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Soon after the Federal government moved to Washington in 1800, this area attracted shops and stables to serve the new residents. But where Constitution Avenue runs today, just south of this sign, Tiber Creek flowed - and often flooded. In . . . — — Map (db m57209) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
This is the John A. Wilson Building, Washington, DC's city hall, home to DC's mayor and city council. When completed in 1908, it was known as the District Building (for District of Columbia). Cope and Stewardson of Philadelphia won the . . . — — Map (db m57141) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 7th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
The broadest and most important street in Pierre L'Enfant's Plan of 1791 for the nation's capital connects to the Capitol and the White House. Pennsylvania Avenue. Almost every American knows its name. Almost every visitor to the Washington . . . — — Map (db m57215) HM