National Union Building

National Union Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Union Building in 2016
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Location	918 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°53′49.7″N77°1′29.6″W / 38.897139°N 77.024889°W / 38.897139; -77.024889
Built	1890
Architect	Glenn Brown
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	90001375 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 21, 1990

The National Union Building is a historic building, located at 918 F Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Penn Quarter neighborhood. It is currently owned by Douglas Development Corporation, and leased as an event and entertainment space ^[2]

History

It was designed by Glenn Brown in 1890, and is an example of the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture. The fire proof steel frame brownstone was built for the National Union Fire Insurance Company. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, and is a contributing property to the Downtown Historic District. ^[4]

It served as LivingSocial's "experience" building from 2013 - 2014.

Notes

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. "National Union Building | Douglas Development".
3. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/90001375_text
4. Langelan, Chas (August 15, 2015). "Surveyor-Soldier Henry B. Looker". The American Surveyor. Frederick, Maryland.

External links

Media related to National Union Building at Wikimedia Commons

• http://wikimapia.org/13714052/National-Union-Building
• http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/DC0309/#