Pan American Union Building | |
Organization of American States headquarters building, with the Statue of Isabella I in front (2015)
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| Location | 17th Street NW between C Street NW and Constitution Avenue, NW. Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′34″N 77°02′25″W / 38.89288°N 77.04026°W / 38.89288; -77.04026 |
| Built | 1908–1910 |
| Architect | Paul P. Cret and Albert Kelsey |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000298, 10000625 |
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| Added to NRHP | 4 June 1969 |
| Designated NHL | 13 January 2021 |
The Pan American Union Building is the headquarters for the Organization of American States. It is located at 17th Street N.W. between C Street N.W. and Constitution Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C.[1]
On the former site of the John Peter Van Ness Mansion. The cornerstone was laid on May 11, 1908, by Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Root, and Andrew Carnegie[2] (who largely financed the building's construction), and the building was dedicated on April 26, 1910.[3]
In 1919, the initial meeting of the International Labour Organization was held in the building.[4]
Between 1921 and 1922, the building was used for committee and subcommittee hearings throughout the Washington Naval Conference while closely guarded by marines with fixed bayonets. [5]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2021, for its architecture and its role in international diplomacy.
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