Herbert C. Hoover Building

Herbert C. Hoover Building
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Aerial view from 14th Street NW, with the Hoover Building in the foreground and its six courtyards visible. In the background is President's Park.
Location	1401 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°53′39.48″N 77°1′58.08″W / 38.8943000°N 77.0328000°W / 38.8943000; -77.0328000
Built	1932
Architect	Louis Ayres
Architectural style	Classical Revival
Part of	Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site (ID66000865[1])

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. It is located in the Federal Triangle, east of President's Park South (the Ellipse), north of the National Mall, and west of other Department of Commerce buildings, the John A. Wilson Building (District Building with the government of the District of Columbia / Washington, D.C.), and the Ronald Reagan Building. The building is owned by the General Services Administration.

Completed in 1932, it was renamed after Herbert Hoover in 1981.^[2] Hoover served as Secretary of Commerce (1921–1928) and later President (1929–1933). The closest Washington Metro station is Federal Triangle. The White House Visitor Center (on the first floor)^[3] is in the Hoover Building.^[4]