Notes: Gift; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2009:083).; Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration.; Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer.; Forms part of: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.; Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.; Designed by architect Marcel Breuer for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the design team included Herbert Beckhard and Nolen Swinburne Associates. The builder was John McShain, Inc. The cornerstone for the building was laid in November 1966.
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The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, located at 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC, is a ten story federal office building designed by architect Marcel Breuer, a master of the modern architectural movement in the United States. The building was constructed for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The design team for the building included Herbert Beckhard and Nolen Swinburne Associates. The builder was John McShain, Inc., under supervision of the General Services Administration. The cornerstone for the building was laid in November 1966.