Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
- Architect
- Arthur Brown, Jr.
- Year
- 1934
- Style
- Greek Revival
- City
- Washington, DC
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The Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, originally the Departmental Auditorium, is a 750-seat Neoclassical hall at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, designed by San Francisco architect Arthur Brown, Jr. and completed in 1934 as part of the Federal Triangle. It connects two wings of the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building and, though government-owned, remains available for public use.
the building
A sculpted portico. Six Doric columns form the auditorium's portico, its motif repeated in the flanking buildings Brown also designed. Above the portico sits a pediment titled "Columbia" by Edgar Walter, depicting the feminine personification of the United States enthroned with an eagle and a nude youth; a second pediment behind it, by Edmond Romulus Amateis, sits over the colonnade archway.
the style
The Neoclassical design matches the uniform classical vocabulary Arthur Brown, Jr. established across the Federal Triangle development.
More on Greek Revivalthe architect
Arthur Brown, Jr. was a San Francisco-based architect who designed the auditorium along with the two adjoining Federal Triangle buildings.
significance
A contributing property to the National Register of Historic Places, the auditorium is also known for hosting United Nations founding-era events.
nearby
- Department of Labor Building
- William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building
- Internal Revenue Service Building
- Old Post Office
- District Building (John A. Wilson Bldg.)
- National Museum of African American History and Culture