Washington, D.C., United States
Financial Historic District
Washington, D.C., United States
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The Financial Historic District in Washington, D.C. is a historic district of 38 buildings—36 of them contributing structures—concentrated primarily along Fifteenth Street NW between Pennsylvania Avenue and I Street. Its development was catalyzed by the proximity of the Treasury Building, which drew major financial institutions to establish themselves nearby. Designed by prominent architects both local and national—including Jules Henri de Sibour, Waddy Butler Wood, Cass Gilbert, and Carrère and Hastings—the district's buildings predominantly reflect the Beaux-Arts style, inspired by the City Beautiful movement of the late 1890s and early 1900s, though neoclassical, Colonial Revival, and Renaissance Revival styles are also represented. The district, originally known as the Fifteenth Street Financial Historic District, was added to the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 1984 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, then expanded and renamed in 2016–2017. Three of its buildings—the Lafayette Building, the Treasury Building, and the United Mine Workers of America Building—hold National Historic Landmark designation.
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- Type
- historic district
- Heritage
- District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites, National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Washington, D.C., United States
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