Longworth House Office Building

Longworth House Office Building
The Longworth House Office Building (c. 2004)
Longworth House Office Building is located in Central Washington, D.C.
Longworth House Office Building
Location within Washington, D.C.
General information
StatusCompleted
Architectural styleNeoclassical
Location1100 Longworth, United States Capitol Complex[1]
Town or cityWashington, D.C.
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38°53′12.48″N 77°0′30.6″W / 38.8868000°N 77.008500°W / 38.8868000; -77.008500
OpenedApril 1933
Technical details
MaterialMarble
Grounds702,608 square feet (65,274.4 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Frank Upman, Gilbert LaCoste Rodier, Nathan C. Wyeth and Louis Justemente
Architecture firmAllied Architects of Washington

The Longworth House Office Building (LHOB) is one of five office buildings used by the United States House of Representatives. The building is located south of the Capitol, bounded by Independence Avenue, New Jersey Avenue, C Street S.E., and South Capitol Street, in southeast Washington. It has a floor area of 599,675 square feet (55,711.6 m2) and has a total of 251 congressional offices and suites, five large committee rooms, seven small committee rooms, and a large assembly room in which the House Ways and Means Committee assembles.[2]

The building was named in 1962 in honor of former speaker of the House Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, who served as speaker from 1925 until the Republicans lost their majority in 1931. He died that year, and the building was authorized the same year.

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  2. ^ "On the Agenda In Washington" Association of American Medical Colleges, January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.

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