John Adams Building photograph

John Adams Building

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Opened January 3, 1939
Architecture firmsPierson & Wilson
FunctionLibrary
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Date of Upd.
ID2164659
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About John Adams Building


The John Adams Building is the second oldest of the four buildings of the Library of Congress of the United States. It is named for John Adams, the second president, who signed the law creating the Library of Congress. The building is in the Capitol Hill district of Washington D. C. next to the Library's main building.

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