The Longworth House Office Building (LHOB) is one of five office buildings used by the United States House of Representatives. The building is located south of the Capitol, bounded by Independence Avenue, New Jersey Avenue, C Street S.E., and South Capitol Street, in southeast Washington. It has a floor area of and has a total of 251 congressional offices and suites, five large committee rooms, seven small committee rooms, a large assembly room in which the House Ways and Means Committee assembles, and a secondary office or headquarters' annex for the Government Accountability Office."On the Agenda In Washington" Association of American Medical Colleges, January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.

The building was named in 1962 in honor of former speaker of the House Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, who served as speaker from 1925 until the Republicans lost their majority in 1931. He died that year, and the building was authorized the same year.

Description With a floor area of just under , it is the smallest of the House office buildings.

History

Construction

Plans to provide the House of Representatives with a second office building were begun in 1925. Severe overcrowding in the Cannon House Office Building (completed in 1908) led to the renovation of the Cannon Building and the construction of the Longworth Building.

Under the direction of Architect of the Capitol David Lynn, preliminary designs for the building were prepared by a local firm known as The Allied Architects of Washington Inc. The principal architects were Frank Upman, Gilbert LaCoste Rodier, Nathan C. Wyeth, and Louis Justemente. They produced two schemes for a simple, dignified building in harmony with the rest of the Capitol Complex. In January 1929 Congress authorized $8.4 million for acquiring and clearing the site and for constructing the new building. The foundations were completed in December 1930, and the building was accepted for occupancy in April 1933.

The site of the building had previously been occupied by the Butler Building, which was the headquarters of the United States Public Health Service, and the Richards Building, the headquarters of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, which both were demolished.

Later history The large assembly room of the Longworth Building, which seats 450 people, was designated as the meeting room for the House Ways and Means Committee in 1938."Wash, Rinse, and Equal Treatment" "Luxurious Simplicity" United States House of Representatives Archives. Retrieved January 15, 2025. It was also used by the House of Representatives as their primary meeting room in 1949 and 1950 while its chamber in the United States Capitol was being remodeled. In the 1960s, the House Beauty Shop, a salon which catered to Members of Congress, their spouses, and employees, was relocated to the Cannon House Office Building from the smaller Longworth House Office Building under the auspices of the Beauty Shop Committee. During the period prior to the passing of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, The Washington Post reported that the "long, polished hallway outside 1100 Longworth" had become "known among this subculture of Washington as Gucci Gulch, nicknamed for the high-priced footwear of tax lobbyists who camped out regularly during the 1986 tax debate"."Tax Bills Mark Return of Hill's 'Gucci Gulch'" The Washington Post, February 15, 1992. Retrieved January 15, 2025.

Representatives with Longworth offices Name Party District Room Gabe Amo D Room 1119 Yassamin Ansari D Room 1432 Jodey Arrington R Room 1111 Jake Auchincloss D Room 1524 Becca Balint D Room 1510 Tom Barrett R Room 1232 Wesley Bell D Room 1429 Don Beyer D Room 1226 Sheri Biggs R Room 1530Lauren BoebertR Room 1713Brendan BoyleDRoom 1502Rob BresnahanRRoom 1133Nikki BudzinskiDRoom 1717Tim BurchettRRoom 1122Eric BurlisonRRoom 1108Janelle BynumDRoom 1508Mike CareyRRoom 1433Herb ConawayDRoom 1022Jeff CrankDRoom 1029Jasmine CrockettDRoom 1616Jason CrowDRoom 1323Don DavisDRoom 1123Monica De La CruzRRoom 1415Chris DeluzioDRoom 1222Maxine DexterDRoom 1207Byron DonaldsRRoom 1710Troy DowningRRoom 1529Chuck EdwardsRRoom 1505Sarah ElfrethDRoom 1213Jake EllzeyRRoom 1721Dwight EvansDRoom 1105Gabe EvansRRoom 1229Julie FedorchakRRoom 1607Laura FriedmanDRoom 1517Maxwell FrostDRoom 1224Russ FulcherRRoom 1514Brandon GillRRoom 1305Jared GoldenDRoom 1107Craig GoldmanRRoom 1716Vicente GonzalezDRoom 1201Sam GravesRRoom 1135Adam GrayDRoom 1230Adelita GrijalvaDRoom 1203Glenn GrothmanRRoom 1211Harriet HagemanRRoom 1227Abraham HamadehRRoom 1722Mike HaridopolosRRoom 1039Pat HarriganRRoom 1233Andy HarrisRRoom 1536Pablo HernándezD Puerto RicoRoom 1419French HillRRoom 1533Chrissy HoulahanDRoom 1727Steny HoyerDRoom 1705Val HoyleDRoom 1620Wesley HuntRRoom 1520Jeff HurdRRoom 1641Glenn IveyDRoom 1610Brian JackRRoom 1320Jonathan JacksonDRoom 1632John JamesRRoom 1519Dusty JohnsonRRoom 1714Mike KellyRRoom 1707Mike KennedyRRoom 1626Brad KnottRRoom 1239John B. LarsonDRoom 1501George LatimerDRoom 1507Sam LiccardoDRoom 1117Zoe LofgrenDRoom 1401Nancy MaceRRoom 1728Nicole MalliotakisRRoom 1124John MannionDRoom 1516Sarah McBrideDRoom 1306April McClain DelaneyDRoom 1130Jennifer McClellanDRoom 1628Rich McCormickRRoom 1719Kristen McDonald RivetDRoom 1408Addison McDowellRRoom 1032Morgan McGarveyDRoom 1527John McGuireRRoom 1013Analilia MejiaDRoom 1427Christian MenefeeDRoom 1318Mark MessmerRRoom 1208Mary MillerRRoom 1740Dave MinDRoom 1034Barry MooreRRoom 1511Blake MooreRRoom 1131Riley MooreRRoom 1337Tim MooreRRoom 1424Nathaniel MoranRRoom 1605Kelly MorrisonDRoom 1205Seth MoultonDRoom 1126Kevin MullinDRoom 1404Troy NehlsRRoom 1104Zach NunnRRoom 1410Johnny OlszewskiDRoom 1339Ilhan OmarDRoom 1730Bob OnderRRoom 1113Nancy PelosiDRoom 1236Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDRoom 1431Mark PocanDRoom 1026Nellie PouDRoom 1007Delia RamirezDRoom 1523Emily RandallDRoom 1531Luz RivasDRoom 1319Deborah RossDRoom 1221John RutherfordRRoom 1711Pat RyanRRoom 1708Mary Gay ScanlonDRoom 1214Derek SchmidtRRoom 1223Hillary ScholtenDRoom 1317Kim SchrierDRoom 1110Keith SelfRRoom 1030Terri SewellDRoom 1035Lateefah SimonDRoom 1023Jason SmithRRoom 1011Eric SorensenDRoom 1314Victoria SpartzRRoom 1609Melanie StansburyDRoom 1421Bryan SteilRRoom 1526Marilyn StricklandDRoom 1724Suhas SubramanyamDRoom 1009Emilia SykesDRoom 1217Jill TokudaDRoom 1027Ritchie TorresDRoom 1414Derek TranDRoom 1127Beth Van DuyneRRoom 1725Derrick Van OrdenRRoom 1513Eugene VindmanDRoom 1005George WhitesidesDRoom 1504Nikema WilliamsDRoom 1406Joe WilsonRRoom 1436

References

External links Three Bits of Trivia About the Longworth House Office Building – Ghosts of DC blog post 3D SketchUp model of the Longworth House Office Building for use in Google Earth