Search results
The building, designed in the Stripped Classicism style, was designed by Paul Philippe Cret and completed in 1937. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the building on October 20, 1937.
- 1937; 86 years ago
- 6
- United States
Mar 2, 2021 · Known for its liberal interpretation of the official Washington, D.C., architectural tradition, the Eccles building set the tone for other progressive architectural structures around the capital. It was dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on October 20, 1937.
People also ask
Why was the Eccles Building built?
Why is the Federal Reserve building called Eccles Building?
What did Eccles say about economic power?
Who was Marriner Eccles?
Jun 15, 2020 · Paul Philippe Cret’s 1937 building for the Federal Reserve Board (FRB)—the Marriner S. Eccles Building—stands as a prime example of neoclassical civic architecture along Washington D.C.’s...
- Deane Madsen
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building is more simply known as the Eccles Building or the Federal Reserve Building. Completed in 1937, the imposing marble building was constructed to house offices for the United States Federal Reserve Board.
Sir John Carew Eccles AC FRS FRACP FRSNZ FAA (27 January 1903 – 2 May 1997) was an Australian neurophysiologist and philosopher who won the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synapse.
The Eccles Building that houses the headquarters of the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. was named after Eccles in 1982. The naming was a component of the Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act lead-sponsored by Senator Jake Garn (R, UT ) and Congressman Fernand St. Germain ( D , RI ).
Sep 24, 2010 · A long, white, mausoleum-like structure, the building is named after Marriner Eccles, who chaired the Board from November 1934 until April 1948. These were crucial years in the history of the ...