The dirksen senate office building was the second of three office buildings constructed for the united states senate.
Dirksen senate office building floor plan.
The dirksen senate office building is the second office building constructed for members of the united states senate in washington d c and was named for the late minority leader everett dirksen from illinois in 1972.
It has oversight for the daily care maintenance repair and operations of more than 3 million square feet of facility space including the dirksen hart and russell senate office buildings restaurants an employees child care center a congressional page school and dormitory and subway systems.
The jurisdiction also manages leased facilities.
Construction finally began in 1955 and the dirksen senate office building was occupied three years later.
Located northeast of the capitol on a site bounded by constitution avenue c street first street and second street n e it adjoins the later hart senate office building.
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Dirksen building cornerstone july 13 1956.
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Due to the economic conditions of the 1950s the design of the dirksen senate office building was kept simple to keep costs down.
Architect of the capitol on the dirksen building.
Indexed united states senate directory and key to abbreviations on verso.
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Dirksen senate office building 2nd st ne washington dc 20002.
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In the 1970s a third senate office building the hart senate office building was built next to the dirksen building on a spot originally intended for a mirror image of the dirksen senate office building.
It is named after senator everett mckinley dirksen.
The hart and dirksen buildings are connected and one can walk between the two almost as easily as if they were one structure.
The dirksen senate office building is the second of the three office buildings.
It had to be a worthy neighbor of the russell senate office building and the capitol but expensive ornament or grand interiors were avoided.
The capitol russell senate office building dirksen and hart senate office buildings.
Dirksen hart senate office buildings floor plan.
Senators in the dirksen senate office building.