Washington, D.C., United States
Wire Building
Washington, D.C., United States
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
- You can eat here
- Café · Coffee shop
- Phone
- +1 877-212-9983
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Located at the intersection of Vermont and K Streets in Downtown Washington, D.C., the Wire Building is a twelve-story modernist office structure completed in 1950. Designed by architect Alvin L. Aubinoe of the firm Aubinoe and Edwards, the building rises 155.6 feet and represents the postwar commercial architecture of the era. Recognized for its historical significance, it was added to the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 2012 and subsequently listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
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- Type
- office building
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Washington, D.C., United States
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