Ford House Office Building

Ford House Office Building
Ford House Office Building in 2008
Ford House Office Building is located in Central Washington, D.C.
Ford House Office Building
Location within Washington, D.C.
Former namesGeneral Federal Office Building
General information
StatusCompleted
LocationUnited States Capitol Complex
Town or cityWashington, D.C.
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38°53′4.2″N 77°0′51.84″W / 38.884500°N 77.0144000°W / 38.884500; -77.0144000
Current tenantsUnited States House of Representatives
Congressional Budget Office
Architect of the Capitol
Completed1939
Opened1975 (under AOC jurisdiction)
OwnerArchitect of the Capitol
Technical details
Floor area585,532 square feet (54,397.7 m2)
Grounds594,966 square feet (55,274.2 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Office of the Supervising Architect

The Ford House Office Building is one of the five office buildings containing U.S. House of Representatives staff in Washington, D.C., on Capitol Hill.

The Ford House Office Building is the only House Office Building that is not connected underground to either one of the other office buildings or to the Capitol itself, and the only House Office Building that does not contain offices of members of Congress. Instead, it primarily houses committee staff and other offices, including the Architect of the Capitol, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.


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