Sites tagged "Financial Historic District": 20
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Peyser Building (Security Savings and Commercial Bank): This office/bank building illustrates a growing trend of banks in the 1920s to combine banking quarters with rentable space.
The Peyser Building/Security Savings and Commercial Bank is a five-story office/bank building constructed between 1928 and 1929. Designed by notable local architect George N. Ray, the Peyser Building…
United Mine Workers of America (The University Club): Best known for its association with John L. Lewis, this structure is a key part of labor history in DC.
Designed by George Oakley Totten Jr. and constructed in 1912 as the University Club, this building is now more closely associated with the legendary union leader John L. Lewis (1880-1969). A self-made…
Union Trust Company: Established in 1890 as Union Trust and Storage Company, the company became the Union Trust Company in 1907.
Organized in 1899, the Union Trust and Storage Company is one of DC’s earliest trust organizations. Operating both as a storage concern and a trust company, the organization served as a depository for…
Treasury Department: The Treasury building is the home of the federal government’s second oldest department, established in 1789.
Built between 1836 and 1869, the Treasury Department building is the work of five major American architects—Robert Mills, Thomas U. Walter, Ammi B. Young, Isaiah Rogers, and Alfred B. Mullett.…
Swartzell, Rheem and Hensey Building: The building contributes to the Financial Historic District's professional aesthetic.
Located within the Financial Historic District, the Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co. Building exemplifies the larger design trends of the surrounding area and the popular architectural styles of the…
Second National Bank: This classically-inspired bank building is located within the Financial Historic District.
The Second National Bank stands among a group of banks in the vicinity of the Treasury Department that contribute to DC's financial district. It is one of the last of the classically inspired…
Riggs National Bank: This former Classical Revival style bank and the adjacent historic bank now house a museum.
Prominently situated opposite the U.S. Treasury, the Riggs National Bank's Classical Revival style had a great influence on the design of other city banks.Established in 1840 as Corcoran & Riggs by…
Riggs Building (Albee Building): This site's Keith-Albee Theater became a notable vaudeville and motion picture house, prominent in the entertainment industry in DC.
Erected in 1912, the Riggs or Albee Building and the adjoining theater were built on a site formerly occupied by the Riggs House, a large hotel demolished in 1911. Originally, the building was known…
National Metropolitan Bank: This Beaux-Arts bank building was designed by B. Stanley Simmons, a prolific DC architect.
The distinctive Beaux-Arts facade of the National Metropolitan Bank building forms a strong architectural unit with the adjacent Riggs (Albee) Building. Its design echoes that of many of the other…
American Security and Trust Company: This bank building was constructed for the American Security and Trust Company and now houses a museum.
The American Security Bank was founded in 1889 in Alexandria, Virginia, as a banking and trust firm, with an additional branch in DC. It was the second trust company established in DC and the first to…