Barr Building

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Barr Building
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Barr Building in 2022
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Location910 17th St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°54′6.807″N77°02′23.7372″W / 38.90189083°N 77.039927000°W / 38.90189083; -77.039927000 Coordinates: 38°54′6.807″N77°02′23.7372″W / 38.90189083°N 77.039927000°W / 38.90189083; -77.039927000
Built1927
Architect B. Stanley Simmons
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 12001195 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 14, 2013

The Barr Building is an historic structure located in the Golden Triangle section of Downtown Washington, D.C. It was listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 2012 and on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. The building was designed by Washington architect B. Stanley Simmons in the Gothic Revival style and named for its developer, John L. Barr. [2] When completed in 1927, the building was noted for having the fastest elevators in the city. [3] The eleven-story structure rises to a height of 115 feet (35 m). [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "910 17th Street NW - Barr Building". DC Office of Planning. May 17, 2000. Retrieved 25 February 2019. Application for Historic Landmark or Historic District Designation
  3. "New Barr Building Costs $1,250,000". The Washington Post. May 8, 1927. p. R4.
  4. "Barr Building". Emporis . Retrieved 2013-06-01.