Neoclassical architecture in Washington
Neoclassical buildings borrow the columns, pediments and symmetry of Greek and Roman temples. In the United States the label covers a long wave of public and institutional building from the 1890s into the 1930s.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1902 to 1928. 11 stops, 1.7 miles end to end.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Sep 18, 2026.
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Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Equitable Co-operative Building Association915 F St., NW.Building · built 1911 · listed 1994start
- 2McLachlen Building1001 G St. NWBuilding · listed 19860.1 mi from stop 1
- 3Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio1311--1313 F St., NW.Building · built 1924 · listed 19940.2 mi from stop 2
- 4Federal–American National Bank615--621 14th St., NW.Building · built 1925 · listed 1994279 ft from stop 3
- 5Second National Bank1331 G St., NW.Building · built 1927 · listed 1994231 ft from stop 4
- 6American Security and Trust Company15th and Pennsylvania Ave., NW.Building · built 1905 · listed 19730.2 mi from stop 5
- 7Riggs National Bank1503-1505 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.Building · built 1902 · listed 1973same block from stop 6
- 8B.F. Saul Building925 15th St., NW.Building · built 1924 · listed 20160.2 mi from stop 7
- 9Peyser Building–Security Savings and Commercial Bank1518 K St., NW.Building · built 1928 · listed 20120.2 mi from stop 8
- 10The Plymouth1236 Eleventh St. NWBuilding · listed 19860.4 mi from stop 9
- 11Seventh Street Savings Bank1300 7th St. NWBuilding · listed 20030.3 mi from stop 10
1.7 straight-line miles over 10 legs.
Taking it along
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Other walks in Washington
- Beaux-Arts architecture in Washington15 stops · 1.7 milesBeaux-Arts is the grand classical manner taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, with paired columns, sculpted swags and monumental stairs. The Washington examples on this route went up between 1901 and 1926.
- Federal architecture in Washington11 stops · 2.0 milesFederal architecture is a restrained classical manner with flat wall surfaces, fanlights over the door and delicate ornament around openings and mantels. The Washington examples on this route went up between 1794 and 1831.
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Washington11 stops · 2.0 milesRenaissance Revival draws on the Italian palazzo, with a rusticated ground floor, round arched windows and a strong horizontal cornice. The Washington examples on this route went up between 1836 and 1927.
- Art Deco architecture in Washington10 stops · 2.1 milesArt Deco uses stepped massing, vertical piers and flat geometric ornament in stone, metal and terra cotta. The Washington examples on this route went up between 1927 and 1941.
- Houses and mansions in Washington15 stops · 1.8 milesThe route links houses built between 1765 and 1925. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
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