Looking northeast at the Standard Material Company/Gyro Motor Company building from the public alleyway behind Girard Street NW.

ID: 6082 ~ Source: DC Preservation League ~ Creator: Zachary Burt ~ Date: January 2026
This file appears in: Standard Material Company/Gyro Motor Company
This file appears in: Standard Material Company/Gyro Motor Company

By The DC Historic Sites team
The Standard Material/Gyro Motor Company building consists of an early 20th century, two story, brick industrial building located at 770-774 Girard Street NW — but within the center of the block — in…