Current Exterior, Garfinckel's Department Store

ID: 5383 ~ Source: DC Preservation League Photo Archive ~ Creator: Fontana Micucci ~ Date: 10 April 2023
This file appears in: Garfinckel’s Department Store (Julius Garfinckel & Co.)
Current Exterior, Garfinckel's Department Store

Photograph: current exterior of the 14th and F Street facade of the former Garfinckel's building. The building is now named Hamilton Square, and is a mixed-purpose commercial and office building.

This file appears in: Garfinckel’s Department Store (Julius Garfinckel & Co.)

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