Dirksen Senate Office Building

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Dirksen Senate Office Building
Dirksen Senate Office Building, renamed 1972 for Senator Everett Dirksen (1896-1969), of Illinois, built 1956-1958, northeast of U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Location within Washington, D.C.
General information
Type	Offices for members of the U.S. Senate
Location	United States Capitol Complex
Town or city	Washington, D.C.
Country	United States
Coordinates	38°53′35″N 77°0′19″W / 38.89306°N 77.00528°W / 38.89306; -77.00528
Completed	October 15, 1958
Technical details
Floor area	712,910 square feet (66,232 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Otto R. Eggers Daniel Paul Higgins
Architecture firm	Eggers & Higgins
Website
Dirksen Building Official site

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The Dirksen Senate Office Building is the second office building constructed for members and staff of the United States Senate, northeast of the United States Capitol, in Washington, D.C., and was named for the late longtime Minority Leader Everett Dirksen (1896-1969), from Illinois in 1972.