Riggs National Bank is a historic former headquarters of
Riggs Bank
Riggs Bank was a bank headquartered in Washington, D.C. For most of its history, it was the largest bank headquartered in that city. On May 13, 2005, after the exposure of several money laundering scandals, the bank was acquired by PNC Financ ...
, located at 1503–1505
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue is a diagonal street in Washington, D.C., and Prince George's County, Maryland, that connects the White House and the United States Capitol and then crosses the city to Maryland. In Maryland it is also Maryland Route 4 (MD 4) ...
,
Northwest, Washington, D.C.
Northwest (NW or N.W.) is the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located north of the National Mall and west of North Capitol Street. It is the largest of the four quadrants of the city (NW, NE, S ...
, in the
downtown Washington, D.C. neighborhood.
It was designed by architects
York and Sawyer
York and Sawyer was an American architectural firm active between 1898 and 1949. The firms' work is exemplary of Beaux-Arts architecture as it was practiced in the United States. The partners Edward York (July 23, 1863– December 30, 1928) and ...
in 1899, completed in 1902, and is an example of
Classical Revival
Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...
architecture.
Between 1922 and 1924, a west office wing designed by
Appleton P. Clark Jr.
Appleton Prentiss Clark Jr. (November 13, 1865 – March 25, 1955) was an American architect from Washington, D.C. During his 60-year career, Clark was responsible for designing hundreds of buildings in the Washington area, including homes, h ...
was added.
Riggs National Bank was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1973; in addition, the building is a contributing property to the Fifteenth Street Financial Historic District and the
Lafayette Square Historic District.
See also
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Riggs National Bank, Washington Loan and Trust Company Branch
The Riggs National Bank, Washington Loan And Trust Company Branch, also known as Washington Loan and Trust, is a historic building in Washington, D.C. It currently serves as a hotel.
History
It was built in 1891. It was a work of James G. Hill ...
, also NRHP-listed in Washington, D.C.
References
External links
Historic photo via the
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Founded ...
Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
Commercial buildings completed in 1902
Neoclassical architecture in Washington, D.C.
Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Washington, D.C.
Riggs family
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