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John Adams Building

The John Adams Building is the second-oldest of the buildings of the of the . Built in the 1930s, it is named for John Adams, the second president, who signed the law creating the Library of Congress in 1800.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: second oldest of the four buildings of the Library of Congress of the United States
  • Also known as: “Adams Building”, “Congressional Library Annex”, “Library of Congress Annex”, and “Library of Congress, John Adams Building”
  • Address: 120 2nd Street Southeast, Washington, DC
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and United States Capitol.

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The , a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

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The , often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. is situated 1,800 feet west of John Adams Building.

Library
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The is an independent research library on in , United States. It has the world's largest collection of the printed works of William Shakespeare, and is a primary repository for rare materials from the early modern period in Britain and Europe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitol Hill and NoMa.

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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.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of , located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.

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The is just south of the . 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.

John Adams Building

Latitude
38.88849° or 38° 53′ 19″ north
Longitude
-77.0028° or 77° 0′ 10″ west
Elevation
89 feet (27 metres)
Levels
6
Height
71 feet (22 metres)
Operator
Library of Congress
Named after
John Adams
Open location code
87C4VXQW+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 66418878
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­office
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4139234
Wiki­data ID
Q2337907
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