Sites tagged "Renaissance Revival": 15
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Masonic Temple (Museum of Women in the Arts): Prior to becoming the home of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, this temple served as the headquarters of DC's Grand Lodge for over eighty years.
Designed by Wood, Donn and Deming between 1903 to 1907, the grand Masonic Temple served throughout most of the twentieth century as the headquarters of DC’s Grand Lodge, which counted many important…
The Gladstone and The Hawarden: The Gladstone and the Hawarden are the earliest extant middle-class apartment buildings in the city.
Built between 1900 and 1901, these twin buildings were the first of their kind and are responsible for a major shift in how apartment buildings in the city were constructed. D.C. native George S.…
Federal-American National Bank (and Interiors): Constructed in the 1920s, this elegant Beaux-Arts style bank building exemplifies the architectural prowess of DC banks in the first decades of the 20th century.
Following the merger of two banks, this building operated as the headquarters for the new Federal-American National Bank. The bank building was designed by architect Alfred C. Bossom (1881-1965), in…
Embassy Building No. 10: Now a building housing DC’s Department of Parks and Recreation, Embassy Building No. 10 was among Mary Foote Henderson’s plans for Sixteenth Street.
In 1928, Embassy Building No. 10 was designed by architect George Oakley Totten Jr. (1866-1939), which was built in the following years. The building was designed to incorporate both public and…
Central National Bank (Apex Building): The Apex Building showcases changes to Pennsylvania Avenue from the nineteenth century through today.
The Central National Bank, also known as the Dorothy I. Height Building or Apex Building, is now the national headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women. The twin-turreted, former bank was…