Union Station, 50 Massachusetts Avenue Northeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Structure is associated with the McMillan Plan for Washington, D.C.

Significance: Key element in the McMillan Commission's plan to redevelop Washington following City Beautiful precepts. Was designed to centralize and consolidate train access to Washington, while at the time providing a monumental, impressive introduction to the city for arriving visitors. Architect Burnham was the "father of the City Beautiful planning movement in America.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-96

Survey number: HABS DC-139

Building/structure dates: 1903-1908 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1975 Subsequent Work

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1908 - 1980

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