Federal Triangle, Washington DC Photos

Bounded by the Mall, White House & Pennsylvania Avenue, the triangle was mostly developed in the 1930s with neoclassical federal office buildings.

See also: Subject index for Washington, Captions list for Washington, White House & Lafayette Square, US Capitol Building, The Ellipse, Metro Transport, Office Buildings, Buildings on National Register
Click photo to enlarge.
U.S. Department of the Treasury Building (1836, 1855-9) (1500 Pennsylvania Ave.). Style: Greek revival. Architect: Robert Mills, then Thomas U. Walter, Ammi B. Young, Alfred B. Mullet. On National Register.

Alexander Hamilton statue in front of Treasury Building.

Department of Commerce.

Garden on Constitution Ave.

EPA Building from Museum Of American History.

Interstate Commerce Commission now EPA Building (1935) (Constitution Ave. at 12th). Architect: Arthur Brown.

Pediment & columns of EPA Building.

Pediment detail showing woman with torch flanked by horse, eagle, boy & bull on EPA Building.

Pediment detail showing woman with wheat on back of bull on EPA Building.

Circular courtyard of former Post Office Department building & metro entrance.

Former Post Office Department façade & lamps.

Sculpted metal rose in circular courtyard of former Post Office Department building.

Old Post Office & Clock Tower (1908) (Pennsylvania Ave. at 12th St. NW).
Style: Romanesque. Architect: Edbrooke, W.J. On National Register.

Old Post Office towers.

National Archives (1937) (Constitution Ave. between 7th & 9th Sts. NW). Style: Classical revival. Architect: John Russell Pope. On National Register.

National Archives seen across national sculpture garden fountain.

The Greek revival architecture of the National Archives Building.

The Greek sculpture of the National Archives Building.

"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty" sculpture outside National Archives.

Canadian Embassy on Pennsylvania Ave.

Canadian Embassy (1989) (501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW).
Architect: Arthur Erickson.

Spirit of Haida Gwaii native sculpture (1989) by Bill Reid at Canadian Embassy.

Canadian Embassy frames Capitol Dome within its circular columns.


All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart.
All rights reserved. Permission required to use.