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Sidney R. Yates Federal Building

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on June 28 of that year authorized commencement of construction. The building was completed in 1880. Three additions were later constructed in 1891, 1895 and 1900. The Bureau moved to a larger building at 14th & C Streets in 1914.
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moved into the building in 1990 and continues to occupy the building. In 1988, the 1891 addition known as the South Annex was demolished so that the adjacent
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Following the Bureau's move, the building was used by a number of government agencies, but primarily housed auditors from the Departments of
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In 2017, a working clock was added to the tower. It had been a part of the original design, but was not installed due to excessive costs.
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and built between 1878 and 1880 that has housed multiple federal government offices. It is an L-shaped building of red and black
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could expand into the space. In 1999, it was redesignated the Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, honoring
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in April 1978 for its architectural and historical significance. The listing included three
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who helped establish the Holocaust Memorial Museum and served on its council.
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Details of exterior restoration by Atlantic Refinishing & Restoration
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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Details of conservation work by McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory
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Following a repair and modernization campaign in 1985–1987, the
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Historic Preservation Branch, General Services Administration.
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The building was originally designed and constructed for the
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Isometrical Diagrams of a Few Molded and Ornamental Bricks
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Romanesque Revival architecture in Washington, D.C.
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Sidney R. Yates Federal Building is located in Central Washington, D.C.
Sidney R. Yates Federal Building is located in the District of Columbia
Sidney R. Yates Federal Building is located in the United States
Washington, D.C.
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James G. Hill
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National Mall
brick
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James G. Hill
Supervising Architect of the Treasury
Philadelphia
United States Department of the Treasury
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury Building
William Wilson Corcoran
Act of Congress
Navy
Treasury
State
National Register of Historic Places
contributing buildings
USDA Forest Service
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Illinois
Sidney Richard Yates

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