National Historic Landmark · Washington, District of Columbia

General Post Office

A listed building in Washington, District of Columbia in the Greek Revival architecture style. Added to the National Register in 1969, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1969Greek Revival architecturePrivate unless stated
General Post Office
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressE and F Sts. between 7th and 8th Sts., NW, Washington, DC
CountyDistrict of Columbia County
ListedMar 24, 1969
Reference number69000311
ArchitectRobert Mills
StyleGreek Revival architecture
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

StreetE and F Sts. between 7th and 8th Sts., NW
Coordinates38.89677, -77.02248 · Directions ↗

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Reference

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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 69000311. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.