Carlton Hotel, [between 1926 and 1928]

Carlton Hotel. [Between 1926 and 1928] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/npc2008013620/. (Accessed November 30, 2016.)
Carlton Hotel (The St. Regis): Known for many years as the Carlton Hotel, The St. Regis is an example of Beaux Arts design, used to enhance the commercial value and social prestige of this 1920s hotel just two blocks from the White House.
The Carlton Hotel was designed by architect Mihran Mesrobian (1889-1975) and built in 1926 by developer Harry Wardman (1872-1938). Designed in the Beaux-Arts style, this eight-story hotel at 16th and…