Old Post Office and Clock Tower
About Old Post Office and Clock Tower
Old Post Office and Clock Tower, at Pennsylvania Ave. at 12th St., NW., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 11, 1973. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the state level. It describes its style as Romanesque Revival, as it does for 13 other District of Columbia listings. The listing covers 1.4 acres. Eight more Register listings are within a quarter mile.
What it isHistoric building in Washington, D.C. 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 · 41 MB · National Archives↗Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes
Pennsylvania Ave. at 12th St., NW., Washington · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Old Post Office and Clock TowerStart here
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Ford's Theatre National Historic SiteBuilt 1965 · 0.2 mi on - 3
Sun BuildingVictorian Gothic · next door - 4
National Union BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 1890 · next door - 5
Riggs National Bank, Washington Loan And Trust Company BranchRichardsonian · next door
60 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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Romanesque Revival style, nearby
Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Romanesque Revival.
Memories of Old Post Office and Clock Tower
The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.
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Questions about Old Post Office and Clock Tower
Is Old Post Office and Clock Tower on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Apr 11, 1973 (Register number 73002105).
Is Old Post Office and Clock Tower a National Historic Landmark?
No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is PHILADELPHIA (gundelo), 0.2 miles away.
Can you visit Old Post Office and Clock Tower?
It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.
Where can I read the history of Old Post Office and Clock Tower?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 41 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 117692385 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.