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Moran Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Moran Building

Also known as 501-509 G St., NW

On the National Register since 198343 years
Second EmpireListed 1983Washington
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About Moran Building

Moran Building, at 501-509 G St., NW, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 26, 1983. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the state level. It describes its style as Second Empire, as it does for 17 other District of Columbia listings. 19 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Washington, D.C., United States of America. 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 · 22 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1889 to today

  1. 1889Built
  2. 1983Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 43 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

501-509 G St., NW, Washington · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Moran BuildingStart here
  2. 2Myrene Apartment BuildingLate Victorian · next door
  3. 3Bulletin BuildingArt Deco · next door
  4. 4Oriental Building Association No. 6 BuildingRenaissance Revival · next door
  5. 5On Leong Chinese Merchants AssociationBuilding · next door
Around it

46 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BUS General Accounting Office BuildingModerne0.1 mi★Pension BuildingVictorian · Built 18870.1 miBDistrict of Columbia Recorder of DeedsBuilding0.2 mi★City HallBuilding0.2 miBU.S. Court Of Military AppealsLate Federal0.2 mi★General Post OfficeGreek Revival0.2 miBAdas Israel SynagogueClassical0.2 miDDowntown Historic DistrictVernacular0.2 mi★National Portrait GalleryGreek Revival0.2 miBHarrison Apartment BuildingLate Victorian0.2 miBGermuiller RowLate Victorian0.2 miBOld Engine Company No. 6Italianate0.2 miBWheatley, Phyllis, YWCA (Additional Documentation)Colonial Revival · Built 19200.2 miBJefferson Apartment BuildingLate Victorian0.2 miBMary E. Surratt HouseEarly Republic · Built 18430.2 miBNational Bank of Washington, Washington BranchRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBDistrict of Columbia Municipal Center and PlazaBuilt 19410.3 miBNational Union BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18900.3 mi
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BEight Hundred Block of F St. NW19th Century Commercial0.3 miBRiggs National Bank, Washington Loan And Trust Company BranchRichardsonian0.3 miBEquitable Co-operative Building AssociationClassical Revival · Built 19110.3 miBLansburgh, Julius, Furniture Co., Inc.French Renaissance · Built 18700.3 miBKing, Martin Luther, Memorial LibraryInternational Style · Built 19720.3 mi★National Archives BuildingBuilt 19310.4 miBFederal Home Loan Bank Board BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miOFranklin Delano Roosevelt MemorialBuilt 19970.4 miOTemperance FountainVictorian · Built 18840.4 miDPennsylvania Avenue National Historic SiteEarly Republic0.4 miBFord's Theatre National Historic SiteBuilt 19650.4 miBSun BuildingVictorian Gothic0.4 miBMcLachlen BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miB2nd Baptist ChurchLate Gothic Revival0.4 miBCentral Public Library (Additional Documentation)Beaux Arts · Built 19020.4 miBEmily Wiley HouseLate Victorian0.4 miBBuildings at 1000 Block of Seventh Street, and 649-651 New York Avenue NWItalianate0.4 miDMount Vernon Triangle Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.4 miDCivil War Fort SitesDistrict0.4 miBYale Steam LaundryGeorgian Revival0.4 miStL'Enfant Plan of the City of Washington, District of ColumbiaMonumental Classicism · Built 17910.5 miBChesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Old Main BuildingItalian Renaissance0.5 miBChesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company BuildingArt Deco · Built 19270.5 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 mi★American Federation of Labor BuildingBuilt 19160.5 miBAugusta Apartment BuildingTudor Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Second Empire style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Second Empire.

Mount Vernon Triangle Historic District0.4 mi away
Mount Vernon Square Historic District0.6 mi away
Logan Circle Historic District1 mi away
Fourteenth Street Historic District1 mi away

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Questions about Moran Building

Is Moran Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 26, 1983 (Register number 83001413).

Is Moran Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Pension Building, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Moran Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Moran Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 22 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 117692337 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.