Southwest Federal Center
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Southwest Federal Center | |
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U.S. Department of Agriculture South Building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places | |
 Southwest Federal Center within the District of Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 38°53′09″N 77°00′55″W / 38.885861°N 77.015194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| District | Washington, D.C. |
| Ward | Ward 2 |
| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Brooke Pinto |
Southwest Federal Center is a business district in
U.S. Government, including many of the museums of the Smithsonian Institution
.
Southwest Federal Center lies between Independence Avenue and the
Interstate 395
) and the Washington Channel to the south, South Capitol Street to the east, and 15th Street SW to the west.
Several
Energy Departments. The most prominent are the Department of Agriculture, which is housed in a neoclassical building complex that lines both sides of Independence Avenue, and the arcing high-rise of HUD, which is characterized by a unique installation of illuminated fiberglass rings in its 7th Street plaza. Additionally, NASA Headquarters is located in a large building at the corner of 4th and E Streets. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
is also located in the Southwest Federal Center area.
Central Heating Plant
for the government offices in Southwest Federal CenterThe office buildings for the
House Office Buildings, are located in Southwest Federal Center (although the Ford building is not actually located on Independence Avenue, but is on 3rd Street between D Street and Virginia Avenue SW).The Smithsonian museums in Southwest Federal Center include the
Smithsonian Castle that forms the main offices for the Institution. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
, though not affiliated with the Smithsonian, is also located in the vicinity.
The few non-governmental businesses in the neighborhood include five hotels, St. Dominic's Catholic Church, a few restaurants, a power station for the neighborhood, the First District police station, and commercial spaces (e.g., convenience stores, bank branches, coffee shops, etc.) in the lobbies of the hotels and office buildings. Also,
promenade
that includes both government and civilian offices (as well as an indoor shopping mall), is located off Independence Avenue.
The Southwest Federal Center is served by the
, Orange, and Blue Lines.
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