Ronald Reagan Building
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Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, D.C.
The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, named after the 40th president of the United States, is the first federal building in Washington, D.C. designed for both governmental and private sector purposes. Each of the organizations which call this 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW building home are dedicated to international trade and globalization.
The building is located above the Federal Triangle Metro station at what was once known as the "plague spot" in Washington, an area once populated heavily with saloons and brothels. The government purchased the land in the 1920s, but did not develop it until 1998. The building, designed by the architectural firm of Pei, Cobb, Freed and Partners, is located in front of the Oscar Straus Memorial.