William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building
William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Federal government building in Federal Triangle, United States.
Description
The William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building is a neoclassical limestone and granite structure in the Federal Triangle area of Washington, D.C. It features two connected semicircular sections with wings and rises eight floors above ground, housing the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters and a post office branch.
History
The building was constructed in 1934 as the headquarters for the Post Office Department during the New Deal era. It was renamed in 2013 to honor 42nd President William Jefferson Clinton.
Culture
Inside the building, you can see 25 murals from the New Deal era that were created during the 1930s and 1940s by artists commissioned by the Treasury Department. These artworks line the walls and show what government patronage of the arts looked like during that period.
Practical
The Environmental Protection Agency maintains its headquarters in this building, which also houses a Benjamin Franklin Station post office branch for daily services. Visitors should expect standard security procedures when entering federal buildings in this area.
Did you know?
When President Herbert Hoover laid the cornerstone in 1934, he used the same trowel that George Washington had used for the U.S. Capitol cornerstone in 1793. This symbolic gesture connected two important moments in American government building history.
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