Eccles Building
| Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building | |
|---|---|
Front entrance of the Eccles building | |
Interactive map of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building area | |
| Former names | Federal Reserve Building (1937–1982) |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Stripped Classicism |
| Location | Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C., United States |
| Coordinates | 38°53′34″N 77°2′45″W / 38.89278°N 77.04583°W |
| Completed | 1937 |
| Height | |
| Height | 85 feet (26 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | steel beam |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Paul Philippe Cret |
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The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building houses the main offices of the Board of Governors of the United States' Federal Reserve System. It is located at the intersection of 20th Street and Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. The building, designed in the Stripped Classicism style, was designed by Paul Philippe Cret and completed in 1937. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the building on October 20, 1937.
The building was named after Marriner S. Eccles (1890–1977), Chairman of the Federal Reserve under President Roosevelt, by an Act of Congress on October 15, 1982. Previously it had been known as the Federal Reserve Building.