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Tiber Island
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National Register of Historic Places

Tiber Island

Also known as Tiber Island Cooperative Homes; Tiber Island Condominiums

On the National Register since 201313 years
Mid-Century ModernListed 2013Washington
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About Tiber Island

Tiber Island, at 401-461 N, 430-490 M, 1201-1265 4th & 1252 6th Sts., SW., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 14, 2013. The Register lists it for its architecture and town planning, at the national level. It describes its style as Mid-Century Modern, as it does for 1 other District of Columbia listings. The listing covers 8.1 acres. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHousing complex 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 · 58 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

401-461 N, 430-490 M, 1201-1265 4th & 1252 6th Sts., SW., Washington · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Tiber IslandStart here
  2. 2Titanic MemorialAcademic Abstraction · Built 1931 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Thomas Law HouseFederal · Built 1794 · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Harbour SquareBuilding · next door
  5. 5Duncanson-Cranch HouseFederal · next door
Around it

11 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BEdward Simon Lewis HouseFederal0.2 miBTown Center EastBuilding0.2 miBWheat RowGeorgian0.3 miBSocial Security Administration BuildingModernistic0.3 miBSaint James Mutual HomesBuilding0.4 mi★USS SEQUOIA (yacht)Structure0.4 miBFriendship Baptist ChurchRomanesque Revival0.4 miBDistrict of Columbia PoundBuilding0.5 miBRandall Junior High SchoolColonial Revival0.5 miBU.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentExpressionism · Built 19680.5 miBTerminal Refrigerating and Warehouse CompanyBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Tiber Island

Is Tiber Island on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 14, 2013 (Register number 12001166).

Is Tiber Island a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is USS SEQUOIA (yacht), 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Tiber Island?

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

Where can I read the history of Tiber Island?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 58 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 117692538 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.