Treasury Department, circa 1971

ID: 881 ~ Source: DC Preservation League Photo Repository

This file appears in: Treasury Department: The Treasury building is the home of the federal government’s second oldest department, established in 1789.

This file appears in: Treasury Department: The Treasury building is the home of the federal government’s second oldest department, established in 1789.

Treasury Department: The Treasury building is the home of the federal government’s second oldest department, established in 1789.

By The DC Historic Sites team

Built between 1836 and 1869, the Treasury Department building is the work of five major American architects—Robert Mills, Thomas U. Walter, Ammi B. Young, Isaiah Rogers, and Alfred B. Mullett.…