United States Department of Agriculture South Building

The U.S. Department of Agriculture South Building is an office building located at 14th Street and Independence Avenue, Southwest, Washington, D.C.

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Type: Building
Description: government office building of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Also known as: “Agriculture South Building”, “Department of Agriculture South Building”, “Extensible Building”, “U.S. Department of Agriculture South Building”, and “US Department of Agriculture South Building”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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 Holocaust Memorial Museum

Museum

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The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the United States' official memorial and museum dedicated to the history and legacy of the Holocaust. Opened in Washington, D.C. in 1993, the museum explores the Holocaust through permanent and traveling exhibitions, educational programs, survivor testimonies and archival collections. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is situated 870 feet west of United States Department of Agriculture South Building.

Washington Monument

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The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Washington Monument is situated 1,900 feet northwest of United States Department of Agriculture South Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown and East End.

Downtown

Suburb

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Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

East End

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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.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

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Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

United States Department of Agriculture South Building

Category: government building
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.88678° or 38° 53′ 12″ north

Longitude

-77.0297° or 77° 1′ 47″ west

Elevation

26 feet (8 metres)

Open location code

87C4VXPC+P4

GeoNames ID

4138251

Wikidata ID

Q2466279

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In Other Languages

“United States Department of Agriculture South Building” goes by many names.

German: “U.S. Department of Agriculture South Building”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Agriculture Grounds and Smithsonian Grounds.

Nearby Places

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