United States General Post Office, Between Seventh, Eighth, E, & F Streets, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Summary
Significance: A mid-nineteenth century federal office building with important historical associations and notable architectural character; a landmark of the national capital.
Survey number: HABS DC-219
Building/structure dates: 1825-1844 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1855-1866 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1999 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000311
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Mills, Robert
Walter, Thomas U
Meigs, Montgomery C
Pershing, John J
Price, Virginia B, transmitter
Price, Virginia Barrett, transmitter
Hoachlander, Alice, photographer
Comedy, Ronald, photographer
McKee, Harley J, historian
Rosenthal, James, photographer
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.93809, -77.04493
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html