The Guam Congress Building, also known as the Guam Legislature Building, is the seat of the

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and is located in

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in Hagåtña,

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. It was built in 1949 by Pacific Island Buildings and of Brown & Root Pacific Bridge & Maxon. It has served as a capitol and as a courthouse building. It is a

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-style building that was listed on the U.S.

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in 2007. It is significant for its role in the history of the

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and their effort to end the dominant military rule of the

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in 1950. (with photo) The legislature moved to a new location in 1989 and two wings of the building were taken down; the building was then converted to house government offices. In December 2016, a restoration and energy efficiency upgrade of the Congress Building was completed, allowing the

to reconvene in the building from January 2017 onwards, returning Senators to the historic structure full-time after a 27-year absence. Lunar, Tijuan
“Guam Congress Building Restored, Reopens”
Guam Post, Hagåtña, December 23, 2016. Retrieved on September 11, 2018.

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Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Guam Government buildings completed in 1949 Government of Guam Courthouses in the United States 1949 establishments in Guam Buildings and structures in Hagåtña, Guam {{Guam-struct-stub

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