Three of the buildings face Constitution Avenue, between 12th and 14th Street. These buildings were designed as a group by Arthur Brown, Jr., and constructed in the early 1930's as part of a plan to develop the area between Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues, now known as the Federal Triangle.
- The Environmental Protection Agency, West Building - Originally the U.S. Customs Service Building.
- Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium - Originally the Departmental Auditorium. This building was the location of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty which created NATO.
- The Environmental Protection Agency, East Building - Originally the Interstate Commerce Commission Building.
The fourth building was originally constructed as the New Post Office, but is now called the Ariel Rios Federal Building. This building has a semi-circular portico that faces 12th Street, with a Post Office entrance on Pennsylvania Avenue. Also constructed in the early 1930's, the Architects were William A. Delano and Chester H. Aldrich.
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