United States Supreme Court Building

Washington, D.C., United States

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The United States Supreme Court Building, completed in 1935 in Washington, D.C., stands one block east of the Capitol as the official seat of the nation's highest court. Designed by architect Cass Gilbert in the neoclassical Beaux-Arts style, the building houses the Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices of the Supreme Court. The proposal originated with President William Howard Taft in 1912; though Taft became Chief Justice in 1921, he did not survive to see construction begin in 1932. His successor, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, oversaw the building's completion. Constructed of white oak, marble, and steel, the structure rises 92 meters and received designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1987, reflecting its architectural and institutional significance.

Architect

Robert Ingersoll Aitken Hermon Atkins MacNeil Cass Gilbert

Movement

Beaux-Arts Neoclassicism

Built: 1935
Type: courthouse
Materials: Quercus alba, marble, steel
Heritage: District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites, National Historic Landmark
Height: 92 m
Place: Washington, D.C., United States

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