Herbert C. Hoover Building

The Herbert C. Hoover Building is the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the United States Department of Commerce. The building is located at 1401 Constitution Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., on the block bounded by Constitution Avenue NW to the south, Pennsylvania Avenue NW to the north, 15th Street NW to the west, and 14th Street NW to the east.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: headquarters of the United States Department of Commerce
  • Also known as: “Commerce Building”, “Commerce Department Building”, “Department of Commerce Building”, “Herbert Clark Hoover Department of Commerce Building”, “Herbert Hoover Building”, “Hoover Building”, and “United States Department of Commerce Building”
  • Postal code: 20230
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Highlights: National Mall and Washington Monument.

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Herbert C. Hoover Building

Latitude
38.89428° or 38° 53′ 39″ north
Longitude
-77.03275° or 77° 1′ 58″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
87C4VXV8+PW
Geo­Names ID
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