Cannon House Office Building
The Cannon House Office Building, completed in 1908, is the oldest office building of the United States Congress in Washington, D.C. A significant example of the Beaux-Arts style of architecture, it occupies a site south of the United States Capitol bounded by Independence Avenue, First Street, New Jersey Avenue, and C Street S.E.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Building
- Description: congressional office building in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Cannon Building”, “Cannon HOB”, “House Office Building”, “Joseph Gurney Cannon House Office Building”, and “Old House Office Building”
Photo: USCapitol, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and United States Capitol.
National Mall
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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
United States Capitol
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The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. United States Capitol is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Cannon House Office Building.
James Madison Memorial Building
Library
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The James Madison Memorial Building is one of three United States Capitol Complex buildings that house the Library of Congress. The building was constructed from 1971 to 1976, and serves as the official memorial to United States Founding Father and president James Madison. James Madison Memorial Building is situated 630 feet east of Cannon House Office Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Waterfront.
Capitol Hill
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.
Waterfront
The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.
East End
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.
Cannon House Office Building
- Categories: office building, government building, and congressional office building
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Cannon House Office Building” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “坎农办公楼”
- Chinese: “坎农大厦”
- Chinese: “美国国会旧楼”
- Dutch: “Cannon House Office Building”
- French: “Cannon House Office Building”
- German: “Cannon House Office Building”
- Hebrew: “בניין המשרדים של בית הנבחרים קנון”
- Hebrew: “בניין קנון”
- Japanese: “キャノン下院議員会館”
- Portuguese: “Cannon House Office Building”
- Russian: “Здание Кэннона”
- Swedish: “Cannon House Office Building”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Capitol Grounds and Capitol Riverfront.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Cannon Station Post Office and House Office Building Annex 1.
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