Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio

For the studio that used to occupy the building, see Harris & Ewing photo studio.

Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio in 2015
Location	1311-1313 F Street, NW Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°53′51″N77°1′51″W / 38.89750°N 77.03083°W / 38.89750; -77.03083
Built	1924
Architect	Sonnemann & Justement
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	94001407 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 16, 1994

Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio is an historic structure located in downtown Washington, D.C. It was built in 1924 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

History

The building housed Harris & Ewing, which in the early 20th century was the largest news photo service in the United States. ^[2] They also served as the official White House photographer and the city's most noted portrait photographers from 1905 to 1955. ^[2] This building with its Italian Renaissance Revival limestone façade replaced an earlier building built by Harris & Ewing in 1905. It was designed by the architectural firm of Sonnemann & Justement. ^[2]

Today the building houses advertising agency Don Schaaf & Friends, Inc. (ds+f).

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011.

External links

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