Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio

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Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio
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Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio in 2015
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Location1311-1313 F Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°53′51″N77°1′51″W / 38.89750°N 77.03083°W / 38.89750; -77.03083 Coordinates: 38°53′51″N77°1′51″W / 38.89750°N 77.03083°W / 38.89750; -77.03083
Built1924
ArchitectSonnemann & Justement
Architectural style Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No. 94001407 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 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.

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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).

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14.

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