Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building | |
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Former names | Federal Office Building 6 (FOB 6) |
General information | |
Architectural style | Modernist |
Address | 400 Maryland Ave SW |
Town or city | Washington, D.C. |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 38°53′12″N 77°01′08″W / 38.886717°N 77.018787°W |
Current tenants | Department of Education |
Named for | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Construction started | 1959 |
Completed | 1961 |
Inaugurated | December 7, 1961 |
Renovated | 1995–96 |
Cost | $14 million (1958 budget) |
Owner | General Services Administration |
Technical details | |
Material | Concrete |
Size | 643,000 square feet (59,700 m2) |
Floor count | 7 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | |
Main contractor | McCloskey and Company (Philadelphia) |
References | |
Application for Historic Landmark[1] |
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building is a federal office building in Washington, D.C., which serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Education.