Public Works Building (Washington, D.C.)

USA / District of Columbia / Washington / Washington, D.C. / E Street Northwest, 410
 office building, federal government, New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]
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Constructed 1938-1940 with assistance from the Public Works Administration (PWA), a New Deal program that operated during the Great Depression between 1933 and 1944. The program provided funds to private contractors to build large-scale projects proposed by states as a means of economic stimulus.
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Coordinates:   38°53'44"N   77°1'0"W
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