The Winder Building is an

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, just west of the

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. It is located at 604 17th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.

History

It was designed by Richard A. Gilpin, (or Robert Mills), for W. H. Winder, a nephew of Gen. William H. Winder. It was leased as government offices. The government purchased it in 1854 for . It was originally covered in stucco, which was stripped and brick painted. The windows have been replaced. The building is maintained by the

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and occupied by the

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, since 1981. It was occupied by the Office of Emergency Planning/Preparedness in the 1960s through 1973 when that agency was abolished and its functions transferred to other federal agencies. It was threatened with demolition in 1974. The building was placed on the

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in 1969. File:Oldwinderbuilding.jpg, The Winder Building File:Washington, D.C. Central Signal Station, Winder Building, 17th and E Streets NW, and Signal Corps men LOC cwpb.04135.tif, Central Signal Station, Winder Building, 17th and E Streets NW, and Signal Corps men

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*{{cite web , author1=Ronald Baumgarten, Director, Agricultural Affairs , title=Civil War History of the Winder Building , url=https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/blog/2011/april/civil-war-history-winder-building , website=USTR.gov , publisher=

, access-date=June 3, 2019 , language=en , date=April 2011 Office buildings completed in 1848 Buildings of the United States government in Washington, D.C. Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.