Guam Congress Building, Hagåtña

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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. It is a Modern Movement-style building that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2007. ()

Built: 1949 (76 years ago)Architectural style: ModernCoordinates: 13°28'26"N, 144°45'0"E

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Guam Congress Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Agana Shopping Center, Plaza de España, Latte Stone Park, Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica.

0.4 miSE
Shopping centre, Shopping
Agana Shopping Center, Hagåtña
12 min walk • Agana Shopping Center is a shopping center located in downtown Hagåtña, in the United States territory of Guam. Opening in 1978, the mall is one of numerous malls on Guam. Main competitors include Micronesia Mall, Guam's largest shopping mall and Guam Premier Outlets in Tamuning.
~360 ftE
Park
Plaza de España, Hagåtña
2 min walk • The Plaza de España located in central Hagåtña, the capital of the United States territory of Guam, was the location of the Governors Palace during the island's long period of Spanish occupation. Most of the palace was destroyed during the shelling of Hagåtña during the reconquest of Guam in World War II.
~720 ftSE
Park
Latte Stone Park, Hagåtña
4 min walk • Latte Stone Park, officially Senator Angel Leon Guerrero Santos Latte Stone Memorial Park, is an urban park in Hagåtña, Guam. Established in the 1950s and operated by the Guam Department of Parks and Recreation, it is best known for its set of eight historical latte stones, which were transferred from their original site in Fena.
~730 ftE
Cathedral with enshrined saint statue
Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica, Hagåtña
4 min walk • Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Guam. It is the seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña.
~730 ftW
Forts and castles
Fort Santa Agueda, Hagåtña
4 min walk • Fort Santa Agueda, on Guam Highway 7 in Hagåtña, Guam, dates from about 1800, during the 1784-1802 administration of Spanish governor Manuel Moro. It was an uncovered fort with a manposteria parapet, rising about 10 feet above a sloping hillside. It is listed on the U.S.
~950 ftN
Bridge
Agana Spanish Bridge, Hagåtña
5 min walk • The Agana Spanish Bridge is a stone arch bridge built in 1800 in Hagåtña, Guam, during the administration of Spanish governor Manuel Muro. It is the only surviving Spanish bridge in Hagåtña, which is the capital of the United States territory of Guam.
~1880 ftNE
Park
Chief Quipuha Park, Hagåtña
10 min walk • Chief Quipuha Park is located on the Paseo de Susana peninsula, in the north of the city of Hagåtña, in the United States territory of Guam.
0.5 miNE
Park
Paseo De Susana Park, Hagåtña
12 min walk • Paseo de Susana is a small peninsula that forms part of the city of Hagåtña, Guam. It was built in the 1940s from rubble and debris left behind after World War II.
~1560 ftNE
Library
Guam Public Library System, Hagåtña
8 min walk • Guam Public Library System is the public library system of the United States territory of Guam. The main library is the Nieves M. Flores Memorial Library at 254 Martyr Street in the village of Hagåtña.
0.4 miNE
Baseball field, Sport venue, Sport
Paseo Stadium, Hagåtña
11 min walk • Paseo Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Agana, Guam. It is currently used mostly for baseball matches. In the late 1970s with baseball popularity soaring and the success of the Guam Major League and youth baseball, the need for a new Guam baseball facility was in demand.
~1420 ftW
Universities and schools
Guam Institute, Hagåtña
7 min walk • The Guam Institute, located off in Guam Highway 1 in Hagåtña, Guam, was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1977; the listing included one contributing building. It was built in 1911. It has also been known as the Jose P. Lujan House.

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Nearby attractions include Plaza de España, Hagåtña (2 min walk), Latte Stone Park, Hagåtña (4 min walk), Fort Santa Agueda, Hagåtña (4 min walk), Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica, Hagåtña (4 min walk).