American Federation of Labor Building
Building in Washington, D.C.. Built 1916 by Frank Pierce Milburn. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The American Federation of Labor Building is a seven-story brick and limestone building located along Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C. Completed in 1916, it served as the headquarters of the American Federation of Labor until 1955, when it merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations to form the AFL–CIO. It remained a trade union headquarters until 2005, when it was sold to the developers of the Washington Marriott Marquis hotel. The building exterior, the only historical element remaining of the building, is now part of that structure. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974. It housed the American Federation of Labor for 40 years.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 901 Massachusetts Ave., NW., Washington, DC |
| County | District of Columbia County |
| Listed | Sep 13, 1974 |
| Reference number | 74002154 |
| Built | 1916 |
| Architect | Frank Pierce Milburn |
| Type of place | building |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 901 Massachusetts Ave., NW., Washington, DC |
| Coordinates | 38.90364, -77.02470 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site · 0 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Fort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 4 mi · Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 4 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 9 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74002154. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.