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	Guam Congress Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Chalan Santo Papa, Hagåtña, Guam
Coordinates	13°28′30″N 144°45′8″E / 13.47500°N 144.75222°E
Area	1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built	1949
Built by	Pacific Island Builders; Brown & Root Pacific Bridge & Maxon
Architectural style	Modern Movement
NRHP reference No.	06001320
Added to NRHP	February 1, 2007

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The Guam Congress Building, also known as the Guam Legislature Building, is the seat of the Legislature of Guam and is located in Chalan Santo Papa in Hagåtña, Guam. 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.^[1] It is a Modern Movement-style building that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2007.^[1]

It is significant for its role in the history of the Chamorro people and their effort to end the dominant military rule of the United States Navy in 1950.^[2] 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.^[2] In December 2016, a restoration and energy efficiency upgrade of the Congress Building was completed, allowing the Legislature of Guam to reconvene in the building from January 2017 onwards, returning Senators to the historic structure full-time after a 27-year absence.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Guam Congress Building". National Park Service. (with photo)
^ Lunar, Tijuana “Guam Congress Building Restored, Reopens”, Guam Post, Hagåtña, December 23, 2016. Retrieved on September 11, 2018.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[guamcongress-2] "Guam Congress Building". National Park Service. (with photo)

[3] Lunar, Tijuana “Guam Congress Building Restored, Reopens”, Guam Post, Hagåtña, December 23, 2016. Retrieved on September 11, 2018.

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-The '''Guam Congress Building''', located in [[Chalan Santo Papa]] in [[Hagåtña]], [[Guam]], was built in 1949.  It is a [[Modern Movement architecture|Modern Movement]]-style building that was listed on the U.S. [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2007.<ref name=nris/>
+The '''Guam Congress Building''', also known as the '''Guam Legislature Building''', is the seat of the [[Legislature of Guam]] and is located in [[Chalan Santo Papa]] in [[Hagåtña, Guam|Hagåtña]], [[Guam]].  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.<ref name=nris/> It is a [[Modern Movement architecture|Modern Movement]]-style building that was listed on the U.S. [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2007.<ref name=nris/>
+It is significant for its role in the history of the [[Chamorro people]] and their effort to end the dominant military rule of the [[United States Navy]] in 1950.<ref name=guamcongress>{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/asia/2007/guamcongress.htm |title=Guam Congress Building |publisher=National Park Service}} (with photo)</ref> 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.<ref name=guamcongress/> In December 2016, a restoration and [[Efficient energy use|energy efficiency]] upgrade of the Congress  Building was completed, allowing the [[Legislature of Guam]] to reconvene in the building from January 2017 onwards, returning Senators to the historic structure full-time after a 27-year absence.<ref> Lunar, Tijuana [https://www.postguam.com/news/local/guam-congress-building-restored-reopened/article_de023430-c823-11e6-aabe-67c12cc10f03.html “Guam Congress Building Restored, Reopens”], Guam Post, Hagåtña, December 23, 2016. Retrieved on September 11, 2018.
-It has also been known as the '''Guam Legislature Building''' and as '''66-01-1102'''.  It was a work of Pacific Island Buildings and of [[Brown & Root]] Pacific Bridge & Maxon.  It has served as a capitol and as a courthouse building.<ref name=nris/>
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+==See also==
-It is significant for association with "the political events and peoples whose actions culminated in a political development that changed the civil status and governance of the [[Chamorro]] people and put an end to U.S. Naval military rule in 1950."<ref name=guamcongress>{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/asia/2007/guamcongress.htm |title=Guam Congress Building |publisher=National Park Service}} (with photo)</ref>
+*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Guam]]
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-The legislature moved to a new location in 1989 and two wings of the building were taken down;  the building is used for some government offices.<ref name=guamcongress/>
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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Hagåtña, Guam
Districts	Agana Historic District War in the Pacific National Historical Park
Other properties	Agana Spanish Bridge Agana-Hagatna Pillbox Agana/Hagatna Cliffline Fortifications Ayulang Pillbox Fort Santa Agueda Guam Congress Building Guam Institute Guam Legislative Building Site † Mesa House Plaza de España Spanish Dikes Toves House U.S. Naval Cemetery Ungacta House †
Footnotes	† This entry has been removed from the registry.
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Hagåtña, Guam