Washington, D.C., United States
Frances Perkins Building
Washington, D.C., United States
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
The Frances Perkins Building, completed in 1975, serves as the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the United States Department of Labor. Designed in the modern architectural style, the structure rises 71.36 meters and occupies a prominent location at 200 Constitution Avenue NW, positioned above Interstate 395. The building is named after Frances Perkins, who served as U.S. secretary of labor from 1933 to 1945 and holds the distinction of being the first female cabinet secretary in American history.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- building of public administration
- Height
- 71.36 m
- Place
- Washington, D.C., United States
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