Fbi Headquarters J Edgar Hoover Building
Planning for the building began in 1962 and a site was formally selected in january 1963.
Fbi headquarters j edgar hoover building. Edgar hoover building after hoover. Edgar hoover building seen in 2013 is the headquarters for the federal bureau of investigation fbi. Is named the j. The blessing way the building s address was 935 pennsylvania avenue washington d c.
The fbi headquarters in washington d c. Edgar hoover building also simply known as the fbi building is the headquarters of the federal bureau of investigation. The red and the black pilot the building was finished in 1974 and built on the site of the original fbi. Because of the controversial nature of hoover s legacy there have been periodic proposals to rename it by legislation proposed by both republicans and democrats in the house and senate.
The fbi was founded in 1908 to address a perennial lack of detective personnel in the federal government. Design work focusing on avoiding the blocky monolithic structure typical of most federal. The building received its official name the j. Edgar hoover federal building was the first purpose built headquarters of the fbi the federal government s chief investigative law enforcement agency.
It was named in honor of fbi founder j.