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General Post Office (Washington, D.C.)

Coordinates: 38°53′48″N 77°1′22″W / 38.89667°N 77.02278°W / 38.89667; -77.02278
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General Post Office
General Post Office (Washington, D.C.) is located in Central Washington, D.C.
General Post Office (Washington, D.C.)
General Post Office (Washington, D.C.) is located in the District of Columbia
General Post Office (Washington, D.C.)
General Post Office (Washington, D.C.) is located in the United States
General Post Office (Washington, D.C.)
LocationE and F Sts. between 7th and 8th Sts., NW, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′48″N 77°1′22″W / 38.89667°N 77.02278°W / 38.89667; -77.02278
Built1839
ArchitectRobert Mills (architect) & Thomas U. Walter
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.69000311
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 24, 1969[1]
Designated NHLNovember 11, 1971[2]

The General Post Office, also known as the Tariff Commission Building, is a building in Washington, D.C. that is currently used as the Hotel Monaco.

History

Robert Mills designed the General Post Office, completed in 1842. Thomas U. Walter oversaw the General Post Office's expansion from in 1855 to 1866. The General Post Office moved out in 1897. The General Land Office was a tenant from 1897 to 1917. The National Selective Service Board was a tenant in 1919. The Tariff Commission was a tenant from 1932 to 1988.[2][3] The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.[2][4]

In 2002, Michael Stanton Architecture in partnership with the Kimpton Group was selected by the General Services Administration to convert the building into a 184-room hotel, known as the Washington Monaco Hotel. The Washington Monaco Hotel was honored with the Washington DC Mayor's Award for Historic Preservation, the Business Week / Architectural Record Award, the GSA Heritage Award for Adaptive Use, and the GSA Heritage Award for Conservation and Restoration.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c "General Post Office". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  3. ^ "U.S. International Tariff Building/Hotel Monaco, Washington, DC", GSA
  4. ^ W. Brown Morton III and Nancy C. Taylor (March 8, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Tariff Commission Building / General Post Office" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying four photos, exterior, from 1971 (32 KB)
  5. ^ "Architectural Preservation Services: News - Recent News Updates from APS". Aps-wei.com. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  6. ^ Hotel Monaco Washington, D.C.

External links

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