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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and Washington Monument.
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.
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 south of Herbert C. Hoover Building.
The Oval Office
Government office
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The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the White House in Washington, D.C. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing. The Oval Office is situated 1,700 feet northwest of Herbert C. Hoover 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.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.
Herbert C. Hoover Building
- Category: government building
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Bashkir to Thai—“Herbert C. Hoover Building” goes by many names.
- Bashkir: “Герберт Гувер Билдинг”
- Chinese: “赫伯特·胡佛大楼”
- Danish: “Herbert C. Hoover Building”
- Danish: “Herbert C. Hoover-bygningen”
- Dutch: “Herbert C. Hoover Building”
- Esperanto: “Konstruaĵo Herbert C. Hoover”
- French: “édifice Herbert C. Hoover”
- French: “Édifice Herbert C. Hoover”
- German: “Herbert C. Hoover Building”
- Hebrew: “בניין הרברט הובר”
- Latin: “Herbert C. Hoover Building”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Herbert C. Hoover Building”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Herbert C. Hoover-bygningen”
- Portuguese: “Herbert C. Hoover Building”
- Slovenian: “Commerce Building”
- Slovenian: “Herbert C. Hoover Building”
- Slovenian: “Herbert Hoover Building”
- Spanish: “edificio Herbert C. Hoover”
- Spanish: “Edificio Herbert C. Hoover”
- Thai: “อาคารเฮอร์เบิร์ต ซี. ฮูเวอร์”
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