John Adams Building

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Library of Congress building library building public building

The John Adams Building is one of the main Library of Congress structures in Washington, D.C., known for its Art Deco architecture and extensive research collections.

Aliases (1)

Library of Congress Adams Building ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Library of Congress building → library building → public building →
adjacentTo	James Madison Memorial Building → Thomas Jefferson Building →
architecturalStyle	Art Deco →
buildingUse	administration → research →
category	Art Deco architecture in Washington, D.C. → Library of Congress buildings →
city	Washington, D.C. →
constructionStart	1930s →
country	United States of America →
function	collections storage → reading rooms → research library →
hasArtStyleElement	Art Deco ornamentation → geometric decorative motifs → stylized classical elements →
hasCollection	government documents → microform collections → periodicals → reference materials → research collections →
hasPart	reading rooms → reference collections → specialized research facilities → stacks →
heritageDesignation	part of Capitol Hill historic area →
inception	1939 →
locatedIn	Capitol Hill → Washington, D.C. →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedNear	United States Capitol →
name	John Adams Building →
namedAfter	John Adams →
namedForPosition	second President of the United States →
opened	1939 →
operator	Library of Congress →
ownedBy	United States federal government →
owner	Library of Congress →
partOf	Library of Congress → Library of Congress Capitol Hill campus →
publicAccess	yes →
streetAddress	2nd Street SE →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
James Madison Memorial Building →	adjacentTo
James Madison Memorial Building →	connectedByTunnelTo
Thomas Jefferson Building →	connectedTo
Library of Congress →	hasBuilding
United States Capitol Complex ("Library of Congress Adams Building") →	hasPart
James Madison Memorial →	locatedNear
John Adams Building →	name