National Historic Landmark · Washington, District of Columbia

Lafayette Building

A listed building in Washington, District of Columbia. Added to the National Register in 2005, and a National Historic Landmark.

Lafayette Building
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address811 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC
CountyDistrict of Columbia County
ListedSep 1, 2005
Reference number05001205
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

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

Street811 Vermont Ave. NW
Coordinates38.90032, -77.03496 · 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 05001205. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.