Harry S Truman Building

Harry S Truman Building
The Harry S Truman Building in 2008
Former names	Main State Building
Alternative names	State Department building
General information
Architectural style	Modern Movement Stripped classical[1]
Location	2201 C Street, NW Washington, D.C. United States
Coordinates	38°53′40″N 77°02′54″W / 38.8944°N 77.0484°W / 38.8944; -77.0484
Current tenants	U.S. State Department
Construction started	1939
Completed	1941
Renovated	1960s, 2000s
Owner	U.S. federal government
Technical details
Size	12.2 acres (49,000 m2) [2]
Floor area	2,600,000 square feet (240,000 m2)[2]
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Louis A. Simon[1]
Other designers	William Dewey Foster Gilbert Stanley Underwood[1]
Main contractor	John McShain, Inc.

The Harry S Truman Building is the headquarters of the United States Department of State. It is located in Washington, D.C., and houses the office of the United States secretary of state.^[3]

The Truman Building is located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood at 2201 C Street NW, bounded by C Street to the south, E Street, D Street, and Virginia Avenue to the north, 21st Street to the east, and 23rd Street to the west. It is located to the west of Edward J. Kelly Park and north of the National Academy of Sciences building and the National Mall. The Truman Building is named in honor of Harry Truman, the thirty-third president of the United States.