Library of Congress - John Adams Building completed
Time: 1938
Place: Washington D.C., U.S.
Details: Congress acquired nearby land in 1928 and approved construction of the Annex Building (later the John Adams Building) in 1930. Although delayed during the Depression years, it was completed in 1938 and opened to the public in 1939.
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