National Historic Landmark · Washington, District of Columbia

National Archives

Building in Washington, D.C.. Built 1931 by John Russell Pope. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1931Listed 1971Neoclassical architectureJohn Russell Pope
"The Recorder of the Archives" (106113468)"What's Cooking, Uncle Sam?" Exhibition Curator Alice Kamps (5808854185)Photograph of the National Archives Building from the Washington Monument - DPLA - 0aa44f0c3269081bbe82c9008ac2046cPhotograph of First Lady Betty Ford Viewing the Constitution and Charters of Freedom at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. - NARA - 7518532
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · National Archives Building

The National Archives Building, known informally as Archives I, is the headquarters of the United States National Archives and Records Administration. It is located north of the National Mall at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. in Washington, D.C. The rotunda entrance is on Constitution Avenue, and the research entrance is on Pennsylvania Avenue. A second larger facility, Archives II, also known as A2, is located in College Park, Maryland.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressConstitution Ave. between 7th and 9th Sts., NW., Washington, DC
CountyDistrict of Columbia County
ListedMay 27, 1971
Reference number71001004
Built1931
ArchitectJohn Russell Pope
Type of placearchive building
StyleNeoclassical architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property, District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressConstitution Ave. between 7th and 9th Sts., NW., Washington, DC
Websitearchives.gov/dc ↗
Coordinates38.89274, -77.02302 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitPennsylvania Avenue · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyFort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 4 mi · Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 5 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 9 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

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 71001004. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.