Barr Building

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]

Barr Building
Location910 17th St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°54′6.807″N 77°02′23.7372″W
Built1927
ArchitectB. Stanley Simmons
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.12001195[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 14, 2013

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.


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