Lyndon Baines Johnson Building, Federal education headquarters in Southwest Washington, United States.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Building is a federal government building in Southwest Washington, D.C., that serves as the headquarters of the Department of Education. It spans seven floors and holds administrative offices, meeting rooms, and research facilities.
The building was constructed in 1961 as a federal office building and was one of a series of modern government structures planned for the capital. In 2007, President George W. Bush signed legislation giving it its current name in honor of Lyndon B. Johnson's record on education.
Inside the building is the National Library of Education, which is open to researchers and members of the public with an interest in American schooling. Its collections focus on education policy and teaching practices across the country.
The building is in Southwest Washington, D.C., and is easy to reach by metro or bus. Because it is an active federal building, it is worth checking visitor access rules before you go.
When it opened in 1961, this was the first modernist federal office building in Washington, D.C., and it was followed by nine others built on a similar model. All ten were completed by 1976 and together shaped how federal workplaces in the capital would look for decades.
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