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U.S. Department of the Treasury
U.S. Department of the Treasury
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	The U.S. Treasury building designed by Ammi Burnham Young
Location:	1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW; Washington, D.C.
Built/Founded:	1836-1842 (East Wing and Central); 1855-1861 (South Wing); 1862-1864 (West Wing); 1867-1869 (North Wing)
Architect:	Robert Mills (East Wing and Central); Ammi B. Young and Alexander H. Bowman (South Wing); Isaiah Rogers (West Wing); Alfred B. Mullett (North Wing)
Architectural style(s):	Neoclassical
Added to NRHP:	November 11, 1971
Designated NHL:	November 11, 1971
NRHP Reference#:	71001007

The Treasury Building in Washington, D.C., known also as U.S. Department of the Treasury, is a National Historic Landmark building which is the headquarters of the United States Department of the Treasury.

The building suffered a fire in 1922.^[3] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.^[2] A statue of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury stands in front of the southern facade facing The Ellipse and a statue of the 4th Secretary, Albert Gallatin, stands in front of the northern entrance.^[4]

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^ ^a ^b W. Brown Morton III (February 3, 1971), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: United States Department of the TreasuryPDF (32 KB), National Park Service and Accompanying five photos, exterior, undatedPDF (32 KB)
^ ^a ^b "United States Department of the Treasury". National Historic Landmark Program. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1172&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
^ http://www3.gendisasters.com/district-columbia/9139/washington-dc-treasury-building-fire-feb-1922
^ [1] US Treasury - Fact Sheets: Treasury Building] accessed 09-02-2009

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[nrhpinv2-0] W. Brown Morton III (February 3, 1971), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: United States Department of the TreasuryPDF (32 KB), National Park Service and Accompanying five photos, exterior, undatedPDF (32 KB)

[nhlsum-1] "United States Department of the Treasury". National Historic Landmark Program. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1172&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-05-11.

[2] ttp://www3.gendisasters.com/district-columbia/9139/washington-dc-treasury-building-fire-feb-1922

[3] [1] US Treasury - Fact Sheets: Treasury Building] accessed 09-02-2009

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