Lansburgh, Julius, Furniture Co., Inc.
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Julius Lansburgh Furniture Co., Inc., also known as the Old Masonic Temple, is an historic building at 901 F Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Penn Quarter neighborhood. The French Renaissance Revival building was designed by Adolf Cluss, and Joseph Wildrich von Kammerhueber in 1867. Construction began in June 1867; the cornerstone was laid in May 1868, by President Andrew Johnson; it was dedicated on March 20, 1870. The building cost $100,000, but a mansard roof fifth floor, was not completed because of lack of funds. There is a full basement. First-floor stores were leased, and a grand ballroom on the second-floor was rented out. Julius Lansburgh purchased the Old Masonic Temple in 1921. After Lansburgh's closed in 1970, it was listed as an historic building in 1974. In December 1979, the District of Columbia refused to issue a demolition permit in accordance with its historic preservation law. The building was renovated in 2000, at a cost of $33 million. It serves as the headquarters of the Gallup Organization. https://streetsofwashington.blogspot.com/2010/02/f-street-stroll-circa-1909.html
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Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
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Lansburgh, Julius, Furniture Co., Inc. was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1974.
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Lansburgh, Julius, Furniture Co., Inc. is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Lansburgh, Julius, Furniture Co., Inc. is recorded as the industrial era.
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