Russell Senate Office Building

Russell Senate Office Building
The southwest entrance along Constitution Avenue, N.E. (c. 2024)
Russell Senate Office Building is located in Central Washington, D.C.
Russell Senate Office Building
Location within Washington, D.C.
General information
StatusCompleted
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
LocationUnited States Capitol Complex
Town or cityWashington, D.C.
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38°53′34″N 77°0′25″W / 38.89278°N 77.00694°W / 38.89278; -77.00694
Construction started1903
OpenedMarch 5, 1909
Technical details
MaterialMarble and Limestone
Grounds698,921 square feet (64,931.9 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Edward Clark
Architecture firmCarrère and Hastings

The Russell Senate Office Building is the oldest of the United States Senate office buildings. Designed in the Beaux-Arts architectural style, it was built from 1903 to 1908 and opened in 1909. It was named for former Senator Richard Russell Jr. from Georgia in 1972.[1] It occupies a site north of the Capitol bounded by Constitution Avenue, First Street, Delaware Avenue, and C Street N.E.

  1. ^ "The Russell Senate Office Building". Architect of the Capitol. Retrieved October 27, 2017.