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Northeast Savings Bank: A facade hardly touched by time, this corner bank building continues to provide financial services to its community over a century later.
The Northeast Savings Bank (NESB) building, located at 800 H Street NE, is indicative of both its financial use and banking history, but also retains architectural significance. It is a leading…
Davidson Building: This building, facing McPherson Square, contributes to Washington's historic financial district.
Constructed facing McPherson Square in 1917, the Davidson Building, designed by prominent local architect B. Stanley Simmons, is a representative example of a large scale private office development.…
Barr Building: One of the oldest buildings on Farragut Square, the Barr Building illustrates the initial wave of 20th century commercial development in the city.
The Barr Building was built by prominent real estate developer John L. Barr, for whom it was named, and designed by architect B. Stanley Simmons, with whom Barr often collaborated. It is executed in a…
National Metropolitan Bank: This Beaux-Arts bank building was designed by B. Stanley Simmons, a prolific DC architect.
The distinctive Beaux-Arts facade of the National Metropolitan Bank building forms a strong architectural unit with the adjacent Riggs (Albee) Building. Its design echoes that of many of the other…
Washington Lodge No. 15, The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (1906-1980): Washington Lodge No. 15 was home to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, until the Beaux-Arts building was replaced by the old Washington Convention Center.
Washington Lodge No. 15 was home to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE). Founded in 1868 as a social club, BPOE is similar to the Freemasons in rites, traditions, and regalia. Until…
The Wyoming (and Interior of Entrance Pavilion): The Wyoming is one of only a small number of pre-World War I luxury apartment buildings remaining in Washington.
In its essentially unaltered state, the Wyoming stands as a reminder of the elegance and the quality of design, workmanship, and materials characteristic of the Golden Age of the apartment building in…