Longworth House Office Building

With a floor area of just under , it is the smallest of the House office buildings. ==History==

Construction Plans to provide the House of Representatives with a second office building were begun in 1925. Severe overcrowding in the Cannon House Office Building (completed in 1908) led to the renovation of the Cannon Building and the construction of the Longworth Building. Later history The large assembly room of the Longworth Building, which seats 450 people, was designated as the meeting room for the House Ways and Means Committee in 1938. It was also used by the House of Representatives as their primary meeting room in 1949 and 1950 while its chamber in the United States Capitol was being remodeled. In the 1960s, the House Beauty Shop, a salon which catered to Members of Congress, their spouses, and employees, was relocated to the Cannon House Office Building from the smaller Longworth House Office Building under the auspices of the Beauty Shop Committee. During the period prior to the passing of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, The Washington Post reported that the "long, polished hallway outside 1100 Longworth" had become "known among this subculture of Washington as Gucci Gulch, nicknamed for the high-priced footwear of tax lobbyists who camped out regularly during the 1986 tax debate." ==References==