Harry S Truman Building | |
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The Harry S Truman Building in 2008 | |
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Former names | Main State Building |
Alternative names | State Department building |
General information | |
Architectural style | Modern Movement Stripped classical[1] |
Location | 2201 C Street, NW Washington, D.C. United States |
Coordinates | 38°53′40″N 77°02′54″W / 38.8944°N 77.0484°W |
Current tenants | U.S. State Department |
Construction started | 1939 |
Completed | 1941 |
Renovated | 1960s, 2000s |
Owner | U.S. federal government |
Technical details | |
Size | 12.2 acres (49,000 m2) [2] |
Floor area | 2,600,000 square feet (240,000 m2)[2] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Louis A. Simon[1] |
Other designers | William Dewey Foster Gilbert Stanley Underwood[1] |
Main contractor | John McShain, Inc. |
The Harry S Truman Building is the headquarters of the United States Department of State. It is located in Washington, D.C., and houses the office of the United States secretary of state.[3]
The Truman Building is located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood at 2201 C Street NW, bounded by C Street to the south, E Street, D Street, and Virginia Avenue to the north, 21st Street to the east, and 23rd Street to the west. It is located to the west of Edward J. Kelly Park and north of the National Academy of Sciences building and the National Mall. The Truman Building is named in honor of Harry Truman, the thirty-third president of the United States.