| Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Front entrance of the Eccles building | |
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| Former names | Federal Reserve Building (1937–1982) |
| General information | |
| Location | Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 38°53′34″N 77°2′45″W / 38.89278°N 77.04583°W |
| Completed | 1937 |
| Height | 85 feet (26 m)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | steel beam |
| Floor count | 6[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Paul Philippe Cret |
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building houses the main offices of the Board of Governors of the United States' Federal Reserve System. It is located at the intersection of 20th Street and Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. The building, designed in the Stripped Classicism style, was designed by Paul Philippe Cret and completed in 1937. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the building on October 20, 1937.[2]
The building was named after Marriner S. Eccles (1890–1977), Chairman of the Federal Reserve under President Roosevelt, by an Act of Congress on October 15, 1982.[3] Previously it had been known as the Federal Reserve Building.[4]
- ^ a b "Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building". Archived from the original on February 7, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Records of the Federal Reserve System". Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ^ Public Law 97-320
- ^ Richardson, Gary; et al. "Banking Act of 1935". www.federalreservehistory.org. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-10.