The Eight Hundred Block of F Street NW refers to a collection of five commercial buildings in the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington, DC.[2] It formerly housed the International Spy Museum and is across the street from the Smithsonian American Art Museum. It currently houses a branch of the Shake Shack.
Eight Hundred Block of F St. NW | |
 Eight Hundred Block of F St. NW in 2008 | |
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| Location | 800--818 F St. and 527 9th St., NW., Washington, District of Columbia |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′49.7″N 77°1′24.5″W / 38.897139°N 77.023472°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1875 |
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| Architectural style | Italianate, Romanesque, Italianate Commercial |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002159[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 2, 1974 |
Buildings
edit- 1892, Warder Building, S.E. corner of 9th and F Sts, designed by Washington architect Nicholas T. Haller, Richardsonian Romanesque style, this was a large elevator building intended for use as offices, apartments and stores.
- 1875, Le Droit Building, S.W. corner of 8th and F Sts, designed by James H. McGill, Italianate commercial style, intended exclusively for use as offices
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System – (#74002159)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Beauchamp, Tanya. "NRHP Nomination Form". Dec 12, 1973. National Capital Planning Commission / National Park Service. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
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