John Adams Building

second oldest of the four buildings of the Library of Congress of the United States
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John Adams Building

Summary

John Adams Building is a library building[1]. It draws 226 Wikipedia views per month (library_building category, ranking #10 of 46).[2]

Key Facts

  • John Adams Building is located in Washington, D.C.[3].
  • John Adams Building is in the country of United States[4].
  • John Adams Building's instance of is recorded as library building[5].
  • John Adams is named after John Adams Building[6].
  • John Adams Building's architectural style is recorded as Neoclassicism[7].
  • John Adams Building is made of steel[8].
  • John Adams Building is made of marble[9].
  • The location of John Adams Building was Capitol Hill[10].
  • John Adams Building's postal code is recorded as 20002[11].
  • John Adams Building's Commons category is recorded as John Adams Building[12].
  • John Adams Building's color is recorded as white[13].
  • John Adams Building's occupant is recorded as Library of Congress[14].
  • John Adams Building's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.8885, 'longitude': -77.0027}[15].
  • John Adams Building's official website is recorded as https://www.loc.gov/visit/online-tours/john-adams-building/[16].
  • John Adams Building's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}[17].
  • John Adams Building's floors below ground is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[18].
  • John Adams Building's date of official opening is recorded as January 3, 1939[19].
  • John Adams Building's height is recorded as {'amount': '+71.36'}[20].
  • John Adams Building's street address is recorded as 120 2nd St SE, Washington, DC 20002[21].

Body

Geography

John Adams Building is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Washington, D.C.[3].

Designation and Status

John Adams Building's instance of is recorded as library building[5].

History and Context

John Adams is named after John Adams Building[6].

Why It Matters

John Adams Building draws 226 Wikipedia views per month (library_building category, ranking #10 of 46).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id 66418878
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 66418878, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/66418878 in United States"
  2. 19w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location Capitol Hill
    Floors above ground {'amount': '+6'}
    Named after
    Occupant Library of Congress
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "JohnAdamsBuilding::698z7"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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