Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium

Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in February 2020
Facade of the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in 2020
Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium is located in Central Washington, D.C.
Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
Location within Central Washington, D.C.
Former namesDepartmental Auditorium
Address14th Street, and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
United States
Coordinates38°53′33.4″N 77°1′46.91″W / 38.892611°N 77.0296972°W / 38.892611; -77.0296972
Public transitFederal Triangle station
OwnerGeneral Services Administration
OperatorRidgewells Catering
TypeAuditorium
Capacity1,000
Construction
Built1934
Opened25 February 1935 (1935-02-25)
Rebuilt2000
ArchitectArthur Brown, Jr.
Website
eventsatmellon.com
Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part ofPennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site (ID66000865[1])

The Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium (originally named the Departmental Auditorium) is a 750-seat[2] historic Neoclassical auditorium located at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. The auditorium, which connects two wings of the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, is owned by the U.S. government but available for use by the public.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "AWMA Capacities". Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2011-09-06.