| Frances Perkins Building | |
|---|---|
 Department of Labor headquarters in Washington, D.C. | |
 | |
| Former names | New Labor Building |
| Alternative names | Main Labor |
| General information | |
| Address | 200 Constitution Avenue NW |
| Town or city | Washington, DC |
| Coordinates | 38°53′36″N 77°00′52″W / 38.893396°N 77.014514°W |
| Completed | 1975 |
| Inaugurated | October 18, 1974 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Brooks, Barr, Graeber and Pitts, Mebane, Phelps and White |
| Main contractor | J.W. Bateson Company |
The Frances Perkins Building is the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the United States Department of Labor. It is located at 200 Constitution Avenue NW and sits above Interstate 395. The structure is named after Frances Perkins, the U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933–1945 and the first female cabinet secretary in U.S. history.[1]
- ^ "Frances Perkins: Trailblazer for Workers' Rights". APWU. 2008. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2010.