The
Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, located at 451 Seventh Street,
SW, Washington, DC, is a ten story federal office building designed
by architect Marcel Breuer, a master of the modern architectural
movement in the United States. The building was constructed for
the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The design team
for the building included Herbert Beckhard and Nolen Swinburne Associates.
The builder was John McShain, Inc., under supervision of the General
Services Administration. The cornerstone for the building was laid
in November 1966. The building was formally opened and dedicated
by Secretary
Robert C. Weaver on September 9, 1968, and renamed in his honor
July 11, 2000.
More Information
|