Barr Building Explained

Barr Building
Location:910 17th St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates:38.9019°N -77.0399°W
Built:1927
Architect:B. Stanley Simmons
Architecture:Gothic Revival
Added:January 14, 2013
Refnum:12001195

The Barr Building is an historic structure located in the Golden Triangle section of Downtown Washington, D.C. It was listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 2012 and on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. The building was designed by Washington architect B. Stanley Simmons in the Gothic Revival style and named for its developer, John L. Barr.[1] When completed in 1927, the building was noted for having the fastest elevators in the city.[2] The eleven-story structure rises to a height of 115feet.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 910 17th Street NW - Barr Building . DC Office of Planning . 25 February 2019 . May 17, 2000 . Application for Historic Landmark or Historic District Designation.
  2. News: New Barr Building Costs $1,250,000 . The Washington Post . May 8, 1927 . R4.
  3. Web site: Barr Building. https://archive.today/20130629031541/http://www.emporis.com/building/barrbuilding-washington-dc-usa. dead. June 29, 2013. Emporis. 2013-06-01.