Main Interior Building

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federal office building government building office building

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.

Aliases (3)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal office building → government building → office building →
alsoKnownAs	Department of the Interior headquarters → 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 →
era	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 area → Washington, D.C. →
maintainedBy	General Services Administration →
material	limestone →
namedAfter	United States Department of the Interior →
neighborhood	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 offices → National Park Service headquarters → Office of the Secretary of the Interior → United States Department of the Interior → other Interior Department bureaus and offices →
openingDate	1937 →
owner	United States federal government →
partOf	federal government office portfolio →
primaryTenant	Office of the Secretary of the Interior →
publicAccess	limited →
streetAddress	1849 C Street NW →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Park Service → United States Department of the Interior →	headquartersLocation
Main Interior Building ("Interior Building") →	alsoKnownAs
United States Department of the Interior →	building
United States Department of the Interior ("Interior Building, Washington, D.C.") →	locatedIn
W. W. Ambrose →	notableWork
United States Secretary of the Interior ("Main Interior Building, Washington, D.C.") →	officeLocation
Department of the Interior headquarters →	officialName