Main Interior Building

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The Main Interior Building is a prominent federal office building in Washington, D.C., that houses the U.S. Department of the Interior and serves as the central workplace for agencies such as the National Park Service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal office building
government building
office building
alsoKnownAs Department of the Interior headquarters
Main Interior Building
surface form: Interior Building
architect Interior Department architects
U.S. Treasury Department architects
W. W. Ambrose
architecturalStyle Depression Modern
Stripped Classical
builtFor United States Department of the Interior
city Washington, D.C.
constructionStartDate 1935
coordinates 38.8933°N 77.0417°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
era New Deal
surface form: New Deal era
governingBody United States Department of the Interior
hasArtCollection yes
hasAuditorium yes
hasBasement yes
hasCafeteria yes
hasFunction government administration
meeting and conference space
office space
hasInteriorCourtyards yes
housesAgency Bureau of Indian Affairs
National Park Service
other Interior Department bureaus
inaugurationDate 1937
locatedIn District of Columbia
United States Capitol Complex
surface form: United States Capitol complex area

Washington, D.C.
maintainedBy U.S. General Services Administration
surface form: General Services Administration
material limestone
namedAfter United States Department of the Interior
neighborhood Foggy Bottom neighborhood
surface form: Foggy Bottom
notableFor extensive New Deal–era murals and artwork
serving as headquarters of the U.S. Department of the Interior
numberOfFloors 7
occupant Bureau of Indian Affairs
surface form: Bureau of Indian Affairs offices

National Park Service
surface form: National Park Service headquarters

United States Secretary of the Interior
surface form: Office of the Secretary of the Interior

United States Department of the Interior
other Interior Department bureaus and offices
openingDate 1937
owner United States government
surface form: United States federal government
partOf federal government office portfolio
primaryTenant United States Secretary of the Interior
surface form: Office of the Secretary of the Interior
publicAccess limited
streetAddress 1849 C Street NW

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National Park Service headquartersLocation Main Interior Building
United States Secretary of the Interior officeLocation Main Interior Building
this entity surface form: Main Interior Building, Washington, D.C.
DOI locatedIn Main Interior Building
subject surface form: United States Department of the Interior
this entity surface form: Interior Building, Washington, D.C.
Main Interior Building alsoKnownAs Main Interior Building
this entity surface form: Interior Building
USDOI building Main Interior Building
subject surface form: United States Department of the Interior
W. W. Ambrose notableWork Main Interior Building
W. W. Ambrose headquartersLocation Main Interior Building
subject surface form: United States Department of the Interior