Tower Building
National Register of Historic Places

Tower Building

Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
Listed
September 6, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
95001084

About this property

The Tower Building is a historic high-rise building, located at 1401 K Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., United States and is the seventh-tallest commercial building in Washington, D.C. The building stands at 177 feet (54 m) with 14 floors, and was completed in 1929. It is currently the 10th-tallest building in Washington, D.C. The architect who designed the building was Robert F. Beresford. Other firms that participated in the creation of the building were Bates Warren, WDG Architecture, PLLC, and Harkins Builders, Inc. When completed in 1929, the Tower Building was the first Art Deco office building in Washington, D.C. and was created after the inspiration of the Art Deco exhibition in Paris in 1926. The Tower Building was the city's tallest high-rise at the time of completion in 1929. In 1995, this building was added to the National Register of Historic Places Media related to Tower Building (Washington, D.C.) at Wikimedia Commons

Location

1401 K St., NW.
Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
38.90160, -77.03215

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Tower Building listed on the National Register?

Tower Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Tower Building?

Tower Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Tower Building?

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

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