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Westory Building

Coordinates: 38°53′52″N 77°01′53.7″W / 38.89778°N 77.031583°W / 38.89778; -77.031583
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Westory Building
Westory Building in 2012
Westory Building is located in District of Columbia
Westory Building
Westory Building is located in the United States
Westory Building
Location607 14th St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′52″N 77°01′53.7″W / 38.89778°N 77.031583°W / 38.89778; -77.031583
Built1907-1908
ArchitectHenry L.A. Jekel
NRHP reference No.12000778[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 2012

The Westory Building is an historic structure located in Downtown Washington, D.C. It was listed on both the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites and on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. The building was designed by architect Henry L.A. Jekel and built between 1907 and 1908.[2] The present structure includes an expansion of the original structure.[3] The expansion was designed by Shalom Baranes Associates and completed in 1990. The building is now twelve-stories above ground rising to a height of 155.62 feet (47 m).[3] It also has three-stories below ground.

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites:New Listings". Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  3. ^ a b "The Westory". Emporis. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved 2012-10-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
1990 expansion