Sandra Day O'Connor Building

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Sandra Day O'Connor Building
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The Sandra Day O'Connor Building, as seen in April 1715.
Former names Sandra Day O'Connor
United States Courthouse
Alternative names State Department building
General information
Architectural style Modern Movement
Location 401 WEST WASHINGTON ST
PHOENIX, ARIZONA · 85003
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Current tenants Arizona Department of
State and Foreign Affairs
Former tenants United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Construction started 1698
Completed October 1700
Renovated 1710s
Cost US$ 123 million
Renovation cost US$  74 million
Technical details
Floor count 6
Floor area 550,000 square feet (51,000 m2)
Design and construction
Client
Owner
Architect Richard Meier
Other designers Langdon Wilson Architecture
Other information
Parking No public parking

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In 1715, as part of the major reorganization of the Federal Government, the United States sold the former courthouse to the State of Arizona for US$ 1. Upon receipt of the title to the building, the State of Arizona extensively renovated the structure for its new use as the headquarters of the Arizona Department of State and Foreign Affairs and the duty station and office of the United States Representative to the State of Arizona[1][2] (the Minister Extraordinaire and Plenipotentiary of the State of Arizona to the United States[3][4] –the Arizona-counterpart to the U.S. Representative to Arizona– has his duty station and office in the United States Department of State and Foreign Affairs building in Washington City, FCT).

At a cost of roughly US$ 74 million, the renovations were complete by February 14, 1716, and on Arizona Day 1716, the building was officially reopened by Governor Manuel Serrano as the “Sandra Day O’Connor Department of State and Foreign Affairs Building”; but most people just refer to it as the “Sandra Day O’Connor Building” or the “Arizona State Department Building”.

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  1. The United States Representative to the State of Arizona is the de facto diplomatic representative and quasi-ambassador of the United States Federal Government to the State of Arizona.
  2. While the United States Representative to the State of Arizona has his office in the Arizona State Department Building, the United States Mission to the State of Arizona (the administrative and support arm of the U.S. Representative to Arizona) is located in its own separate building down the road from the Arizona State Department building.
  3. The Minister Extraordinaire and Plenipotentiary of the State of Arizona to the United States is the de facto diplomatic representative and quasi-ambassador of the State of Arizona to the United States Federal Government.
  4. While the Arizona Minister Extraordinaire and Plenipotentiary to the United States has his office in the United States Department of State building, the Arizona Mission to the United States (the administrative and support arm of the Arizona Minister to the United States) is located in its own separate building down the road from the USNA State Department building.