National Union Building
National Union Building | |
Location | 918 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. |
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Coordinates | 38°53′50.33″N 77°1′29.92″W / 38.8973139°N 77.0249778°WCoordinates: 38°53′50.33″N 77°1′29.92″W / 38.8973139°N 77.0249778°W |
Built | 1890 |
Architect | Glenn Brown |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 90001375 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 21, 1990 |
The National Union Building is a historic building, located at 918 F Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Penn Quarter neighborhood. It is currently owned by Douglas Development Corporation, and leased as an event and entertainment space[2]
History[]
It was designed by Glenn Brown in 1890, and is an example of Romanesque architecture. The fire proof steel frame brownstone was built for the National Union Fire Insurance Company.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, and is a contributing property to the Downtown Historic District.[4]
It served as LivingSocial's "experience" building from 2013 - 2014.
Notes[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "National Union Building | Douglas Development".
- ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/90001375_text
- ^ Langelan, Chas (August 15, 2015). "Surveyor-Soldier Henry B. Looker". The American Surveyor. Frederick, Maryland.
External links[]
Media related to National Union Building at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
- Commercial buildings completed in 1890
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Washington, D.C.
- Washington, D.C. Registered Historic Place stubs