National Historic Landmark · Washington, District of Columbia

Corcoran Gallery of Art

A listed building in Washington, District of Columbia, built 1869. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.

Corcoran Gallery of Art
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address17th St. at New York Ave., NW., Washington, DC
CountyDistrict of Columbia County
ListedMay 6, 1971
Reference number71000997
Built1869
ArchitectErnest Flagg
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

Street17th St. at New York Ave., NW.
Coordinates38.89569, -77.04017 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000997. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.