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Russell Senate Office Building, 1909-2009
URL: http://www.senate.gov/RSOB/

Description:
History of the Senate Office Building, which "officially opened on Friday, March 5, 1909, one day after the presidential inauguration of William Howard Taft," and which was named in 1972 after Senator Richard B. Russell. An illustrated presentation covers the origins of and inspirations for the building, construction timeline and themes, the building's Caucus Room, and changes to and growth of the building. From the United States Senate.

LII Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place, Building & Construction, Congress, Federal (U.S.) Government, Washington, D.C.

Publisher:
United States Senate

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LII Database Information:
Record 28329 created by Jennifer English on 05/07/2009
Last modification on 05/11/2009
Published: 05/13/2009  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/28329

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