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Hotel Washington
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National Register of Historic Places

Hotel Washington

Also known as Fifteent

Part of the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic SiteListed on its own in 1995; the district came first, in 1966
Italian RenaissanceListed 1995In the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic SiteWashington
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About Hotel Washington

Hotel Washington, at 515 15th St., NW., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 30, 1995. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Italian Renaissance, as it does for 18 other District of Columbia listings. It also stands in the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, listed in 1966. 24 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHotel in Washington, D.C., United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 39 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1966 to today

  1. 1966The Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site is listed around it
  2. 1995Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 31 years
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515 15th St., NW., Washington · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

81 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

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BUnion Trust BuildingNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19060.2 mi★Lafayette BuildingClassical Revival0.2 miSPresident's Park SouthSite0.3 mi★Executive Office BuildingFrench Renaissance0.3 mi★Blair HouseBuilt 18240.3 miBChesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Old Main BuildingItalian Renaissance0.3 miBChesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company BuildingArt Deco · Built 19270.3 mi★Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceItalianate0.3 mi★Renwick MuseumFrench Renaissance · Built 19720.3 mi★American Peace SocietyVictorian0.3 mi★Decatur HouseBuilt 18180.3 miBMasonic TempleBuilt 19080.3 miBReal Estate Trust Building-Continental Trust BuildingBuilt 19130.3 miBUS Chamber of Commerce BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 19250.3 mi★Ashburton HouseBuilt 18360.3 mi★St. John's ChurchBuilt 18160.3 miBHamilton HotelBuilt 19220.3 mi★United Mine Workers of AmericaItalian Renaissance Revival0.3 miBTower BuildingArt Deco · Built 19290.3 miBGen. Robert Macfeely HouseVictorian Eclectic0.3 miBB.F. Saul BuildingBuilt 19240.3 mi★PHILADELPHIA (gundelo)Built 17760.4 miStU.S. Capitol Gatehouses And Gateposts (Additional Documentation)Classical · Built 18280.4 mi★Memorial Continental HallGeorgian0.4 miBOld Post Office and Clock TowerRomanesque Revival0.4 mi★American National Red CrossBeaux Arts · Built 19150.4 mi★Corcoran Gallery of ArtFrench Beaux Arts · Built 18690.4 mi★The OctagonFederal · Built 17990.4 miBFord's Theatre National Historic SiteBuilt 19650.4 miBSun BuildingVictorian Gothic0.4 miBNational Union BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18900.4 miBU.S. Civil Service Commission BuildingBuilding0.4 miBWinder BuildingBuilding0.4 miBFederal Home Loan Bank Board Building (FHLBB)Building0.4 miBMcLachlen BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miBMetropolitan ClubItalian Renaissance0.4 miBHill BuildingBuilding0.4 miBSouthern Railway BuildingBuilt 19280.4 mi★Franklin SchoolBuilding0.4 miBCarlton HotelBeaux Arts · Built 19260.4 miBDavidson BuildingBuilt 19170.4 miBChamplain Apartment BuildingBeaux Arts0.4 miBWire BuildingMid-Century Modern0.4 miBDenrike BuildingBuilt 19250.4 miStWashington MonumentEgyptian Revival · Built 18480.5 miBLockkeeper's House, C & O Canal Extension (Additional Documentation)Built 18350.5 mi★Pan American Union HeadquartersBuilt 19100.5 mi★Constitution HallBuilding0.5 miDPennsylvania Avenue National Historic SiteEarly Republic0.5 miBInterior Department OfficesBeaux Arts Classical Revival · Built 19170.5 miBEight Hundred Block of F St. NW19th Century Commercial0.5 miBRiggs National Bank, Washington Loan And Trust Company BranchRichardsonian0.5 miBEquitable Co-operative Building AssociationClassical Revival · Built 19110.5 miBLansburgh, Julius, Furniture Co., Inc.French Renaissance · Built 18700.5 miBRinggold-Carroll HouseFederal0.5 miBKing, Martin Luther, Memorial LibraryInternational Style · Built 19720.5 miBBachelor Apartment HouseFrench0.5 miBThe Editors BuildingBuilding0.5 miOCivil War Monuments in Washington, DCObject0.5 miBAsbury United Methodist ChurchEnglish Gothic Revival0.5 miBUnited Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners-Local 132Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Chicago0.5 miBThe EthelhurstBuilt 19030.5 miBPeyser Building-Security Savings and Commercial BankClassical Revival · Built 19280.5 mi
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Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italian Renaissance.

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Questions about Hotel Washington

Is Hotel Washington on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 30, 1995 (Register number 95000352).

Is Hotel Washington a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is U.S. Department of the Treasury, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Hotel Washington?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Is Hotel Washington in a historic district?

Yes, the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, added to the Register in 1966.

Where can I read the history of Hotel Washington?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 39 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 117692223 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.