Hart Senate Office Building
The Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building is the third U.S. Senate office building, and is located on 2nd Street NE between Constitution Avenue NE and C Street NE in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Construction began in January 1975, and it was first occupied in November 1982. Rapidly rising construction costs plagued the building, creating several scandals. The structure is named for Philip Hart, who served 18 years as a senator from Michigan. Accessed via a spur of the United States Capitol Subway System, the building features a nine-story atrium dominated by massive artwork, and a large Central Hearing Facility which provides television facilities as well as extensive seating.
Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building
Completed
Offices
United States
November 1982
Steel, reinforced concrete, marble
1,271,030 square feet (118,083 m2)
John Carl Warnecke & Associates
Events[edit]
Anthrax attack[edit]
On October 15, 2001, several suites of this building became contaminated by the release of anthrax powder from an envelope mailed to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle in the 2001 anthrax attacks.[43] The building was closed October 17, 2001, displacing hundreds of Senate staff. The building was decontaminated using chlorine dioxide gas from November to December 2001,[44] and the building reopened January 23, 2002.[45]
As of 2016, three Senate committees had offices located inside Hart Senate Office Building:[46]