# Guam Congress Building

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The **Guam Congress Building**, also known as the **Guam Legislature Building**, is the seat of the [Legislature of Guam](/source/Legislature_of_Guam) and is located in [Chalan Santo Papa](/source/Chalan_Santo_Papa) in [Hagåtña](/source/Hag%C3%A5t%C3%B1a,_Guam), [Guam](/source/Guam). It was built in 1949 by Pacific Island Buildings and of [Brown & Root](/source/Brown_%26_Root) Pacific Bridge & Maxon. It has served as a capitol and as a courthouse building.[1] It is a [Modern Movement](/source/Modern_Movement_architecture)-style building that was listed on the U.S. [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 2007.[1]

It is significant for its role in the history of the [Chamorro people](/source/Chamorro_people) and their effort to end the dominant military rule of the [United States Navy](/source/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](/source/Efficient_energy_use) upgrade of the Congress Building was completed, allowing the [Legislature of Guam](/source/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]

## See also

- [National Register of Historic Places listings in Guam](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Guam)

## References

1. ["Guam Congress Building"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140425003028/http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/asia/2007/guamcongress.htm). National Park Service. Archived from [the original](http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/asia/2007/guamcongress.htm) on April 25, 2014. (with photo)

1. Lunar, Tijuana [“Guam Congress Building Restored, Reopens”](https://www.postguam.com/news/local/guam-congress-building-restored-reopened/article_de023430-c823-11e6-aabe-67c12cc10f03.html), Guam Post, Hagåtña, December 23, 2016. Retrieved on September 11, 2018.

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