Federal Home Loan Bank Board Building
National Register of Historic Places

Federal Home Loan Bank Board Building

Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
Listed
July 2, 2007
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
07000642

About this property

The Federal Home Loan Bank Board Building is a historic structure located in Downtown Washington, D.C. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. The structure was built to house the Acacia Mutual Insurance Company, which was the only federally chartered life insurance company. It was incorporated in 1869 as the Masonic Mutual Relief Association of the District of Columbia. The Federal government took possession of the building in 1934 to house the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, which is how the building acquired its name in 1937. It was a New Deal program that supported home ownership. George E. Mathews of the architectural firm of Hoggson Brothers was the original architect for the building. Louis A. Simon of the Public Works Branch in the Department of the Treasury was the architect for an addition that was built from 1935 to 1937. The building exemplifies early-20th-century Classical Revival intuitional office architecture. The exterior features facades covered with limestone with classical detail. The interior features an ornamented lobby. Media related to Federal Home Loan Bank Board Building at Wikimedia Commons

Location

320 First St., NW
Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
38.89309, -77.01877

Categories

ARCHITECTUREPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

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

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When was Federal Home Loan Bank Board Building listed on the National Register?

Federal Home Loan Bank Board Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 2, 2007.

What type of historic resource is Federal Home Loan Bank Board Building?

Federal Home Loan Bank Board Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Federal Home Loan Bank Board Building?

The period of significance for Federal Home Loan Bank Board Building is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1932.

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