考研To the horror of some who expected a Greek Revival twin of the Treasury Building to be erected on the other side of the White House, the elaborate French Second Empire style design by Alfred Mullett was selected, and construction of a building to house all three departments began in June of 1871.

让一些人感到恐惧的是，他们预计在白宫的另一边将修建一座希腊复兴式的财政部大楼，阿尔弗雷德·马列特精心设计的法国第二帝国风格的设计被选中，并于1871年6月开始修建一座容纳所有三个部门的大楼。