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

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at 301 C Street SE in

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Initially known as House Office Building Annex No. 1, it was named after former

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Thomas "Tip" O'Neill Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, representing northern Boston, Massachusetts, as ...

in 1990. The building was originally constructed as a hotel in 1947 and operated as the Hotel Congressional, with furnished apartments rented by the month, plus meeting rooms and restaurants. Congress acquired the building in 1957 and leased it back to the hotelier. The

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coordinated lobbying efforts for passage of the

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from Room 410 of the hotel. In 1972, it was turned into an office building and renamed House Office Building Annex No. 1.

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staffers worked out of the building during the Watergate investigation. From 1983 to 2001, the third and fourth floors of the building were residences for the dormitory for House Pages. The building was declared structurally unsound and demolished in 2002. A parking lot is currently on the site.

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External links

The Congressional Office Buildings - Overview
, via Architect of the Capitol
A Brief History of the United States Capitol Complex
via Architect of the Capitol Buildings and structures demolished in 2002 Congressional office buildings Demolished buildings and structures in Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill {{US-Congress-stub