Pan American Union Building

Pan American Union Building
Organization of American States headquarters building
Location 17th Street NW between C Street NW and Constitution Avenue, NW.
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°53′34″N 77°02′25″W / 38.89288°N 77.04026°W / 38.89288; -77.04026Coordinates: 38°53′34″N 77°02′25″W / 38.89288°N 77.04026°W / 38.89288; -77.04026
Built 1908–1910
Architect Paul P. Cret and Albert Kelsey
NRHP reference # 69000298
Added to NRHP 4 June 1969

The Pan American Union Building is the headquarters for the Organization of American States. It is located at 17th Street N.W. between C Street N.W. and Constitution Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C.[1] on the former site of the John Peter Van Ness Mansion. The cornerstone was laid on May 11, 1908, by Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Root, and Andrew Carnegie,[2] and the building was dedicated on April 26, 1910.[3]

In 1919, the initial meeting of the International Labour Organization was held in the building,[4] and in 1921, the Washington Naval Conference was held there.

In 1969, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. ↑ Pan American Union Building at the archINFORM database
  2. ↑ "Hall of Americas for Arms Meeting" (PDF). The New York Times. August 27, 1921.
  3. ↑ http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/stones/stops1-6.html
  4. ↑ http://www.ilo.org/public/libdoc/ilo/P/09616/09616(1919-1).pdf


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