Pan American Union Building

Pan American Union Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Organization of American States headquarters building
Location	17th Street NW between C Street NW and Constitution Avenue, NW. Washington, D.C.
Built	1908-10
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] 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". 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

External links

• http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/ho_display.cfm/823231
• http://www.trumanlibrary.org/photographs/displayimage.php?pointer=1865&people=&listid=2
• http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/90711000/