Seventh Street Savings Bank
National Register of Historic Places

Seventh Street Savings Bank

Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
Listed
September 16, 2003
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
03000944

About this property

Seventh Street Savings Bank is an historic structure located in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It has been listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites since 2002 and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. The bank was an independent neighborhood bank that formed in 1912. Alfred Rich & Alphonsus FitzSimons designed the building that was finished the following year. The two-story building had apartments upstairs. More apartments and commercial space was located in an adjacent wing that has subsequently been torn down. The apartments and commercial space were necessary to make the small institution feasible. The bank failed in the Banking Crisis of 1933. It was one of eight banks that merged and formed Hamilton National Bank. The structure is the last building in a one-time vibrant commercial block. The exterior of the building features a temple-front façade. The structure is covered in textured buff brick and trimmed in limestone and terra cotta. The banking hall is lit by large arched windows with iron grills and a long side window bay.

Location

1300 7th St. NW
Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
38.90723, -77.02190

Categories

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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 Seventh Street Savings Bank listed on the National Register?

Seventh Street Savings Bank was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 16, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Seventh Street Savings Bank?

Seventh Street Savings Bank is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Seventh Street Savings Bank?

The period of significance for Seventh Street Savings Bank is recorded as the modern era.

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