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The State Department moved several times throughout the capital in the ensuing decades, including six buildings in September 1800;<ref>Burke, Lee H. and Patterson, Richard Sharpe. ''Homes of the Department of State, 1774–1976: The Buildings Occupied by the Department of State and Its Predecessors.'' Washington, D.C.: US. Government Printing Office, 1977, p. 27.</ref> the War Office Building west of the White House the following May;<ref name="Michael">Michael, William Henry. ''History of the Department of State of the United States: Its Formation and Duties, Together With Biographies of Its Present Officers and Secretaries From the Beginning.'' Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1901, p. 12.</ref> the Treasury Building once more from September 1819 to November 1866;<ref>Burke and Patterson, p. 37.</ref>{{NoteTag|Except for a period between September 1814 to April 1816, during which it occupied a structure at G and 18th Streets NW while the Treasury Building was repaired.}}<ref name="Michael" /> the Washington City Orphan Home from November 1866 to July 1875;<ref>Burke and Patterson, 1977, p. 41.</ref> and the [[Eisenhower Executive Office Building|State, War, and Navy Building]] in 1875.<ref>Plischke, p. 467.</ref> | The State Department moved several times throughout the capital in the ensuing decades, including six buildings in September 1800;<ref>Burke, Lee H. and Patterson, Richard Sharpe. ''Homes of the Department of State, 1774–1976: The Buildings Occupied by the Department of State and Its Predecessors.'' Washington, D.C.: US. Government Printing Office, 1977, p. 27.</ref> the War Office Building west of the White House the following May;<ref name="Michael">Michael, William Henry. ''History of the Department of State of the United States: Its Formation and Duties, Together With Biographies of Its Present Officers and Secretaries From the Beginning.'' Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1901, p. 12.</ref> the Treasury Building once more from September 1819 to November 1866;<ref>Burke and Patterson, p. 37.</ref>{{NoteTag|Except for a period between September 1814 to April 1816, during which it occupied a structure at G and 18th Streets NW while the Treasury Building was repaired.}}<ref name="Michael" /> the Washington City Orphan Home from November 1866 to July 1875;<ref>Burke and Patterson, 1977, p. 41.</ref> and the [[Eisenhower Executive Office Building|State, War, and Navy Building]] in 1875.<ref>Plischke, p. 467.</ref> | ||
Since May 1947, the State Department has been based in the [[Harry S. Truman Building]], which originally was intended to house the Department of Defense; it has since undergone several expansions and renovations, most recently in 2016.<ref>Sernovitz, Daniel J. (October 10, 2014)."State Department's Truman Building to Get Multimillion-Dollar Makeover". ''Washington Business Journal''.</ref> Previously known as the "Main State Building"'','' in September 2000 it was renamed in honor of [[President of the United States|President]] | Since May 1947, the State Department has been based in the [[Harry S. Truman Building]], which originally was intended to house the Department of Defense; it has since undergone several expansions and renovations, most recently in 2016.<ref>Sernovitz, Daniel J. (October 10, 2014)."State Department's Truman Building to Get Multimillion-Dollar Makeover". ''Washington Business Journal''.</ref> Previously known as the "Main State Building"'','' in September 2000 it was renamed in honor of [[President of the United States|President]] Harry S. Truman, who was a major proponent of internationalism and diplomacy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 8, 2004 |title=CNN.com - State Department headquarters named for Harry S. Truman - September 22, 2000 |url=http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/09/22/truman.building.ap/index.html |access-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041208101632/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/09/22/truman.building.ap/index.html |archive-date=December 8, 2004}}</ref> | ||
As the DOS is located in the [[Foggy Bottom]] neighborhood of Washington, it is sometimes [[metonym]]ically referred to as "Foggy Bottom".<ref>{{cite dictionary |url=http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/Foggy%20Bottom |title=Definition of Foggy Bottom |dictionary=The American Heritage Dictionary |access-date=November 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109185319/http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/Foggy%20Bottom |archive-date=November 9, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Carmine">Alex Carmine. (2009.) ''Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol: The Ultimate Unauthorized and Independent Reading Guide'', Punked Books, p. 37. {{ISBN|9781908375018}}.</ref><ref name="Mowbray">Joel Mowbray. (2003.) ''Dangerous Diplomacy: How the State Department Threatens America's Security'', Regnery Publishing, p. 11. {{ISBN|9780895261106}}.</ref> | As the DOS is located in the [[Foggy Bottom]] neighborhood of Washington, it is sometimes [[metonym]]ically referred to as "Foggy Bottom".<ref>{{cite dictionary |url=http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/Foggy%20Bottom |title=Definition of Foggy Bottom |dictionary=The American Heritage Dictionary |access-date=November 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109185319/http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/Foggy%20Bottom |archive-date=November 9, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Carmine">Alex Carmine. (2009.) ''Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol: The Ultimate Unauthorized and Independent Reading Guide'', Punked Books, p. 37. {{ISBN|9781908375018}}.</ref><ref name="Mowbray">Joel Mowbray. (2003.) ''Dangerous Diplomacy: How the State Department Threatens America's Security'', Regnery Publishing, p. 11. {{ISBN|9780895261106}}.</ref> | ||