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Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building

<p>The <b>Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building</b> is a <a href="/en/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States" class="wl">federal</a> office building in <a href="/en/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C." class="wl">Washington, D.C.</a>, which serves as the headquarters of the <a href="/en/United_States_Department_of_Education" title="United States Department of Education" class="wl">United States Department of Education</a>.</p>

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-77.018787</span></span></span></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current tenants</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/United_States_Department_of_Education" title="United States Department of Education" class="wl">Department of Education</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Named for</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson" class="wl">Lyndon B. Johnson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Construction started</th><td class="infobox-data">1959</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Completed</th><td class="infobox-data">1961</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugurated</th><td class="infobox-data">December 7, 1961</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Renovated</th><td class="infobox-data">1995–96</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cost</th><td class="infobox-data">$14 million (1958 budget)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/General_Services_Administration" title="General Services Administration" class="wl">General Services Administration</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color:#ededed">Technical details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Material</th><td class="infobox-data category">Concrete</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Size</th><td class="infobox-data">643,000 square feet (59,700<span>&nbsp;</span>m<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Floor count</th><td class="infobox-data">7</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color:#ededed">Design and construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architect(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/Faulkner,_Kingsbury_&_Stenhouse" title="Faulkner, Kingsbury &amp; Stenhouse" class="mw-redirect wl">Faulkner, Kingsbury &amp; Stenhouse</a></li><li><a href="/en/Chatelain,_Gauger_&_Nolan" title="Chatelain, Gauger &amp; Nolan" class="mw-redirect wl">Chatelain, Gauger &amp; Nolan</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Main contractor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Thomas_McCloskey" title="Thomas McCloskey" class="wl">McCloskey and Company</a> (Philadelphia)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color:#ededed">References</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Application for Historic Landmark<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>


The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building is a federal office building in Washington, D.C., which serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Education. 