Main Treasury Building
Where is the Main Treasury
Building located and what is done
there?
 The Main Treasury
Building is the headquarters for the Office of the Secretary of
the Treasury and the Departmental Offices.
Its location is immediately east of the White House on the
corner of Fifteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. The
Main Treasury
Building itself has an interesting history. In the early
days of Washington, the White House and the Capitol faced
each other at opposite ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. However,
President Andrew Jackson's relations with the Congress were
very bad. Many people believe that he ordered the Main Treasury
Building placed in its present location so it would block
his view of the Capitol. Despite whether this story is true,
it adds to the historic tradition of the Main Treasury
Building. Finally, you will be interested to know that
only the White House and the Capitol are older than Treasury.
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Where
is the Main Treasury Building located and
what is done there?