The Supreme Court Building houses the Supreme Court of the United States, the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. The building serves as the official workplace of the chief justice of the United States and the eight associate justices of the Supreme Court .

The Supreme Court Building, located at One First Street, NE, in Washington, DC, is the permanent home of the Court. Completed in 1935, the Building is open to the public Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and is closed on weekends and federal holidays.

Supreme Court Building Highlights Brochure (pdf) The main entrance to the Supreme Court Building is on the west side, facing the United States Capitol. A few low steps lead up to the 252-foot-wide oval plaza in front of the building.

The architect of the Supreme Court, Cass Gilbert of New York City, drew upon the classical Roman temple form as the basis for the Court's new building. Reached by a great flight of broad steps, the portico of tall Corinthian columns gives the building a monumental entrance.

Completed in 1935, the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. faces the U.S. Capitol Building and serves as a visual symbol of the power of the Justices.

May 15, 2015 · After Washington, D.C. became the federal capital in 1800, the Court convened in many different Capitol building rooms, and even occasionally in nearby homes and taverns, before moving to its current home in Northeast Washington, D.C. Architect Cass Gilbert designed the current building, and it was completed in 1935.

Dec 27, 2018 · The U.S. Supreme Court building is big, but not the largest public building in Washington, D.C. It stands four stories high at its highest point and is about 385 feet from front to back and 304 feet wide.

Supreme Court Building. A fitting home for the nation's third branch of government. Originally meeting inside the U.S. Capitol, the Supreme Court moved to its own building just across the street in 1935. learn more