Category:National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.

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English: The National Archives Building, known informally as Archives I, located on Constitution Avenue in the Federal Triangle area of Penn Quarter, Washington, D.C., is headquarters of the United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Built 1931–1937 and designed by architect John Russell Pope, Archives I holds the original copies of the three main formative documents of the United States and its government: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

This is a category about a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 71001004.

This is a category about a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 100009816.

National Archives Building

building on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., which serves as the public records depository for the United States

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Instance of

archive building

Made from material

steel (column)
limestone (façade)
Milford granite (façade)
bronze (door)

Location

Federal Triangle, Northwest, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Located in or next to body of water

Tiber Creek (subterranea)

Street address

700 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20408-0001

Located on street

Pennsylvania Avenue (700, northwest)

Architectural style

Neoclassical architecture

Architect

John Russell Pope (1930–)

Has use

Owned by

General Services Administration

Occupant

National Archives and Records Administration (1935–)
National Archives Museum

Heritage designation

National Register of Historic Places listed place (National Archives, C, NRHP building, 1971–)
National Register of Historic Places contributing property (Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, 1966–)
District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites (1964–)
National Historic Landmark (2023–)

Inception

5 September 1931 (groundbreaking ceremony)

Significant event

construction (exterior, 1931–1935)
construction (interior, 1935–1937)

Width

213 ft

Length

330 ft

Height

166 ft

Elevation above sea level

10 ft

official website

Map

38° 53′ 34″ N, 77° 01′ 23″ W

Authority file
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Subcategories

This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 total.

B

Joe Biden at the National Archives‎ (1 C)

E

Exterior of the National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.‎ (57 F)

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G

Genealogy Camp for Kids at the National Archives in Washington, DC, on July 26, 2016‎ (9 F)
GLAMcamp DC venue‎ (7 F)

H

Honor Flight: NARA visit (October 2015)‎ (121 F)

L

LGBTQ Edit-a-Thon at the National Archives‎ (30 F)

N

National Archives July 4th celebrations‎ (1 C, 22 F)
National History Day 2018 at the National Archives Building‎ (91 F)

O

Barack Obama at the National Archives Building‎ (81 F)

R

Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom‎ (6 C, 359 F)

S

Sculptures at National Archives Building, Washington D.C.‎ (5 C, 6 F)
Supreme Court Edit-a-Thon, December 2015‎ (17 F)

V

Views from the National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.‎ (1 F)

W

WikiConference USA 2015‎ (4 C, 1 P, 24 F)

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