Current Buildings
As of 2009, the Federal Triangle development contained two existing buildings and eight buildings built specifically for the development. The structures include:
- Apex Building (which houses the Federal Trade Commission)
- Ariel Rios Building (originally the Post Office Department Building, but renamed in 1982)
- Department of Labor / Interstate Commerce Commission building, which now houses the Environmental Protection Agency; (originally the connecting Departmental Auditorium was renamed the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in 1987)
- Herbert C. Hoover Building (Department of Commerce headquarters; it also houses the National Aquarium, and White House Visitor Center)
- Internal Revenue Service Building
- John A. Wilson Building (houses the offices and chambers of the Council, and the Mayor of the District of Columbia)
- National Archives Building
- Old Post Office Pavilion
- Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building (Department of Justice headquarters)
- Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (which houses both private-sector and government offices, including the United States Agency for International Development and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency)
These buildings are contributing structures to the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site.
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