Lafayette Building (Washington, D.C.)
The Lafayette Building, also known as Export-Import Bank Building, is a federal government office building at 811 Vermont Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. Completed in 1940, it was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2005. Its landmark designation was made because it was home to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, the government arm that financed and oversaw the mobilization of the United States economy during World War II. It is currently home to the Export–Import Bank of the United States and to offices of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Lafayette Building | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
Lafayette Building in 2022 | |
| Location | 811 Vermont Ave. NW Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′2.8″N 77°02′4.0″W |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001205 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 1, 2005 |
| Designated NHL | September 1, 2005 |
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