Frances Perkins Building

Frances Perkins Building
Department of Labor headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Former namesNew Labor Building
Alternative namesMain Labor
General information
Address200 Constitution Avenue NW
Town or cityWashington, DC
Coordinates38°53′36″N 77°00′52″W / 38.893396°N 77.014514°W / 38.893396; -77.014514
Completed1975
InauguratedOctober 18, 1974
Design and construction
Architecture firmBrooks, Barr, Graeber and Pitts, Mebane, Phelps and White
Main contractorJ.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]

  1. ^ "Frances Perkins: Trailblazer for Workers' Rights". APWU. 2008. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2010.