The US Supreme Court Building in Washington was designed by Cass Gilbert, and his son Cass Gilbert Jr. finished it after Gilbert died in 1934. Chief Justice William Howard Taft led the push for the federal building. The infobox and text agree on 1932 to 1935, with the cornerstone laid on October 13, 1932.
The article calls the style Neoclassical. It uses Vermont marble on the west facade, Georgia marble in the courtyards, Alabama marble inside and Spanish ivory vein marble in the courtroom. The building is about 92 feet (28 m) tall, and it cost slightly under $9.74 million.
A marble fragment fell in 2005, and the facade was restored in 2012 and 2013. It is the seat of the Supreme Court. Tours run when the Court is not in session, and arguments are typically at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Monday through Wednesday. The article gives no tour hours.
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