The Dirksen Senate Office Building is the second office building constructed for members and staff of the United States Senate, northeast of the United States Capitol, in Washington, D.C., and was named for the late longtime Minority Leader Everett Dirksen from Illinois in 1972.

At first simply known as the New Senate Office Building, the building was renamed in 1972 for Senator Everett M. Dirksen. An Illinois Republican, Senator Dirksen had served in the House from 1933 to 1949 and in the Senate from 1951 to 1969.

The Everett McKinley Dirksen Senate Office Building was the second of three office buildings constructed for the United States Senate. The Russell Senate Office Building, three wings of which were completed in 1909, was the first structure designed especially for the Senate.

The Dirksen Senate Office Building is the second Senate office building, housing committee rooms, offices, and a subway to the original office building.

The first permanent Senate office building, later named to honor Georgia senator Richard Russell, opened in 1909. In 1941 congressional officials acknowledged that this facility—despite an addition built along its First Street side in the 1930s—had reached its capacity.

Don Ritchie talked about the history of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. He spoke about the building’s construction, its place in congressional history, and about the building’s namesake,...

"At first simply known as the New Senate Office Building, the building was renamed in 1972 for Senator Everett M. Dirksen. An Illinois Republican, Senator Dirksen had served in the House from 1933 to 1949 and in the Senate from 1951 to 1969.

The Dirksen Senate Office Building was the second of three office buildings constructed for the United States Senate. Serve. Preserve. Inspire. Explore the U.S. Senate office buildings cared for by the Architect of the Capitol.

Jan 24, 2006 · The Dirksen Senate Office Building was the second of three office buildings constructed for the United States Senate. Located northeast of the Capitol on a site bounded by Constitution Avenue, C Street, First Street, and Second Street N.E., it adjoins the later Hart Senate Office Building.

Jan 24, 2006 · The Dirksen Senate Office Building was the second of three office buildings constructed for the United States Senate. Located northeast of the Capitol on a site bounded by Constitution Avenue, C Street, First Street, and Second Street N.E., it adjoins the later Hart Senate Office Building.