Pension Building
4th and 5th Sts. between F and G Sts., NW, Washington, District of Columbia
Photos
Historic American Buildings Survey Russell Jones, Photographer March 1959 ENTRANCE - SOUTH ELEVATION
Photo taken for the Historic American Buildings Survey
Map
Description
The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years the building was taken over by the General Accounting Office and used by that organization until completion of their new building. It was the annex to the Civil Service Commission, and currently houses the National Building Museum. -- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS DC-76)National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 24, 1969
- Reference number
- 69000312
- Architectural styles
- Victorian: Renaissance; Other architectural type; Italian Renaissance
- Areas of significance
- Engineering; Politics/Government; Architecture
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Government office
- Current functions
- Museum; Government office
- Periods of significance
- 1900-1924; 1875-1899
- Significant years
- 1882; 1885
Sources
- HABS DC-76 - Pension Building
- National Register database - Reference number 69000312 (Search for documents)
- National Historic Landmark information
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