Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio
National Register of Historic Places

Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio

Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
Listed
December 16, 1994
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
94001407

About this property

Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio is an historic structure located in downtown Washington, D.C. It was built in 1924 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The building housed Harris & Ewing, which in the early 20th century was the largest news photo service in the United States. They also served as the official White House photographer and the city's most noted portrait photographers from 1905 to 1955. This building with its Italian Renaissance Revival limestone façade replaced an earlier building built by Harris & Ewing in 1905. It was designed by the architectural firm of Sonnemann & Justement. Today the building houses advertising agency Don Schaaf & Friends, Inc. (ds+f). Media related to Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio at Wikimedia Commons

Location

1311--1313 F St., NW.
Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
38.89775, -77.03054

Categories

COMMUNICATIONSCOMMERCEARCHITECTURE
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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 Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio listed on the National Register?

Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 16, 1994.

What type of historic resource is Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio?

Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1924.

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