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Lisner Auditorium
An auditorium on 21st St NW, in the middle of things: 309 places within a five-minute walk. One of 1,670 other services in Washington.
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On the National Register since 1990
Lisner Auditorium
Lisner Auditorium was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 25, 1990. It is significant for its architecture and performing arts at the local level. Its architecture is described as Abstract Classical.
Lisner Auditorium is a performance venue sited on the Foggy Bottom campus of George Washington University at 730 21st Street Northwest, Washington, D.C. Named for Abram Lisner (1852-1938), a university trustee and benefactor whose will provided one million dollars towards its construction, it was designed in 1940 and completed in 1946. Constructed in the stripped classicist style of the late Art Deco and host to maj…
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309 places within a five-minute walk of Lisner Auditorium.
🎭See some artLisner Downstage1 min walk🌳Get outsideCorcoran Hall1 min walk☕Grab a coffeeUptowner Cafe2 min walk🍽️EatTonic At Quigley's2 min walk
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GW's River Horse MarkerFountain
1 min walk🎓University Student CenterParking
1 min walk🧰TedxfoggybottomVenue and event space
1 min walk🎓Kesem at George Washington UniversityCommunity services non profits
1 min walk🎓International Services OfficeCollege university
1 min walk🎓GW University Honors ProgramCollege university
1 min walkWhere it is
Directions →730 21st St NW
The nearest neighbor is GW's River Horse Marker, 1 min walk away.
Address730 21st St NW · 20037
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NeighborhoodGWU
Phone(202) 994-6800
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Address
730 21st St NW
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Phone
(202) 994-6800
Website
http://www.lisner.org
Status
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.