Riggs National Bank
Riggs National Bank is a historic former headquarters of Riggs Bank, located at 1503–1505 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the downtown Washington, D.C. neighborhood.
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| Location | 1503–1505 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′55.52″N 77°2′2.84″W |
| Built | 1899 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002113[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 16, 1973 |
It was designed by architects York and Sawyer in 1899, completed in 1902, and is an example of Classical Revival architecture. Between 1922 and 1924, a west office wing designed by Appleton P. Clark, Jr. was added.
Riggs National Bank was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973; in addition, the building is a contributing property to the Fifteenth Street Financial Historic District and the Lafayette Square Historic District. [2]
See also
- Riggs National Bank, Washington Loan and Trust Company Branch, also NRHP-listed in Washington, D.C.
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- Historic photo, via the Smithsonian Institution
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