The O'Neill House Office Building was a congressional office building located near the United States Capitol

United States Capitol

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 in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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 Initially known as "House Annex-1", it was named in the late 1980s after former Speaker of the House

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

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 Thomas "Tip" O'Neill

Tip O'Neill

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In the 1970s, two buildings were acquired by the Architect of the Capitol

Architect of the Capitol

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 to be used as office space by the House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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. One of the buildings acquired was the Ford House Office Building

Ford House Office Building

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, originally built to house the fingerprint records of Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation

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. The other, the O'Neill House Office Building, originally the Congressional Hotel, was located on C Street. When it was turned into a House Office Building, the third and fourth floors of the building were retained as residences to be used as the House Page

United States House of Representatives Page

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dormitory. The building was demolished in 2002. A parking lot is currently on the site.http://www.aoc.gov/cc/cobs/index.cfm

External links

• Architect of the Capitol
  • The Congressional Office Buildings - Overview, via Architect of the Capitol
  • A Brief History of the United States Capitol Complex, via Architect of the Capitol