Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building

Washington, D.C., United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Completed in 1935, this Art Deco and Greek Revival structure serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., housing the office of the attorney general. Designed by the architectural firm Zantzinger, Borie & Medary—comprising Milton Bennett Medary, Charles Louis Borie, Jr., and Clarence C. Zantzinger—the building rises 83.25 meters and occupies a trapezoidal site within the Federal Triangle, bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue, Constitution Avenue, 9th Street, and 10th Street NW. Constructed of Indiana limestone, steel, and aluminium, the seven-story structure spans 1.2 million square feet. Originally completed in 1935, the building was renamed in 2001 to honor Robert F. Kennedy, the 64th U.S. attorney general, and remains a contributing property on the National Register of Historic Places.