Sites tagged "Jules Henri de Sibour": 6
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The University Club of Washington, DC: Over the years, the club would see many prominent members, including General Pershing and Chief Justice Taft.
Built in 1921, the University Club of Washington, DC, is a still-standing testament to the ever-evolving social scene of Washington. Originally constructed for the Racquet Club (organized in 1919),…
Hamilton Hotel: This hotel looms large in the history of the labor movement in DC from the 1920s through the 1960s.
Designed by noted local architect Jules Henri de Sibour (1872-1938), the Beaux-Arts style Hamilton Hotel opened in 1922. The eleven-story limestone and terra cotta building offered out-of-town guests…
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…
Public Health Service (Department of the Interior South Building): This notable example of federal office building construction during the 1930s was the first headquarters of the U.S. Public Health Service.
The U.S. Public Health Building, now the Department of the Interior South building, was built as the first headquarters of the U.S. Public Health Service. The building is set back from Constitution…
Hibbs Building (Folger Building): The Hibbs Building once housed a stock brokerage firm connected to the New York Stock Exchange.
Established in 1889, the stock brokerage firm W. B. Hibbs & Co. was the only member of the New York Stock Exchange headquartered in DC at the time. By 1908, W. B. Hibbs & Co. moved into this new…
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…