This marble façade, Neoclassical structure designed by Frank Upman has been one of the office complexes for the U. S. House of Representatives since it opened in 1933. The Longworth Building is located across Independence Avenue from the House Chambers. Its namesake is Nicholas Longworth. He was member of the Ohio House of Representatives beginning in 1899, rose to the same role in Washington, D. C. in 1903 and then was Speaker of the House until he died in 1931. He also married Alice Roosevelt in 1906 while her father, Theodore Roosevelt, was the 26th President of the United States.
