Sidney Yates Building

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Auditors Building Complex
Sidney R. Yates Building.jpg
Sidney Yates Building is located in Washington, D.C.
Sidney Yates Building
Location 14th St. and Independence Ave., Washington, District of Columbia
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Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1890
Architect James G. Hill
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 78003051[1]
Added to NRHP April 27, 1978

The Sidney Yates Building, formerly called the Auditors Building Complex, at 14th St. and Independence Ave. in Washington, D.C., and originally built as the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, is an historic building complex built in 1878–1880. It is Romanesque in style and was designed by the office of James G. Hill.[1][2]

The building was completed in 1880 to house the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In 1915, after the Bureau relocated, it was renovated to house the Treasury Department's Auditors Division.[3]

It is now part of the complex of buildings that houses the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It was renovated in the period 1987–1990 to house the USDA Forest Service headquarters. In 1999, it was redesignated the Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, honoring Illinois Congressman Sidney R. Yates.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 for its architecture. The listing included five contributing buildings on 2 acres (0.81 ha).[1]

An 1891 addition to the complex known as the South Annex was demolished in 1988 so that the Holocaust Museum could expand into the space.[3][4]

References

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  2. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and accompanying photos
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Histories of the USDA Headquarters Complex Buildings, U.S. Department of Agriculture Departmental Management website, accessed July 28, 2011
  4. Historic Preservation Division of the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites, July 1, 2002. Page 9.

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