Andrew Jackson approved the construction of the current Treasury Building in 1836. There is a persistent legend that he built it to block the view of the Capitol from the White House, but this is a later myth. Construction continued until 1869, although it was almost stopped at one point.
Neither side of the US $10 bill depicts a president. Both the portrait on the front and the small statue before the Treasury Building show Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury.
The U.S. Treasury building is featured on the back of the $10 bill.
The present US Treasury Building is designed by Robert Mills over 33years ago. However the addition and some modifications is designed by Thomas Ustick Walter and refined by Ammi Young and Isaiah Rogers.
No, the US Treasury Secretary is not the fifth in line for US President. The President's order of succession is defined by law, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives is next in line after the Vice President. The Secretary of the Treasury is further down in the line of succession.
The US department of treasury building is east of the White House.
All US bills have captions on them identifying the person whose portrait is on the front and the building or scene shown on the back. If you look through the bills in your wallet you'll find that the Treasury building is shown on the reverse of the $10 bill.
In 1789 when the constitution went into effect and Washington became president. Hamilton was the first treasury officer.
Martin Van Buren
The Secretary of Treasury is fifth in line.
The US department of treasury building is east of the White House.
Woodrow Wilson married off his daughter to his Secretary of the Treasury in 1914.
The front shows a portrait of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury. The back shows a picture of the US Treasury building in Washington.