National Register of Historic Places

Editors Building, The

Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
Listed
March 17, 2015
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
15000072

About this property

The Editors Building, also known as the Kiplinger Building, is a hotel and former historic office building located in Washington, D.C. The ten-story structure was built between 1949 and 1950, and was originally constructed as the headquarters of the Kiplinger Washington Editors, a financial advice publishing firm based in the city. It was built by the D.C.-based architect Leon Chatelain Jr. and designed in the Stripped Classical style, featuring a mostly unornamented façade with significant vertical massing. W.M. Kiplinger, the business's founder, was an avid collector of D.C.-area memorabilia, and he displayed his 7,000-piece collection in the Editors Building's lobby, hallways, and offices. The publishing agency kept its headquarters located in the building until selling it in 2011. The new owners kept the exterior intact while gutting the interior, and in 2013 it reopened as a Hampton Inn hotel. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

Location

1729 H St., NW.
Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
38.90048, -77.04111

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNICATIONS
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Editors Building, The listed on the National Register?

Editors Building, The was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 17, 2015.

What type of historic resource is Editors Building, The?

Editors Building, The is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Editors Building, The is recorded as the industrial era.

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