Mary E. Switzer Memorial Building
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The Mary E. Switzer Memorial Building is a federally owned office building located at 330 C Street SW in Washington, D.C. in the United States. The Egyptian Revival structure was originally named the Railroad Retirement Board Building. It was designed by Charles Klauder and Louis A. Simon and completed on September 15, 1940. Although intended for the Railroad Retirement Board, its first occupant was to the United States Department of War. By Act of Congress, it was renamed the Mary E. Switzer Memorial Building on October 21, 1972, becoming the first federal building to be named for a woman.
Mary E. Switzer Memorial Building | |
Location | 330 C Street, SW |
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Coordinates | 38°53′8″N 77°1′0″W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1940 |
Architect | Charles Zeller Klauder; Office of the Supervising Architect |
Architectural style | Egyptian Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 07000638[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 6, 2007 |
The Switzer Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 2007.