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U.S. General Post Office Department building, undated

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  • wclaytong said:
    Those are the North and West facades (elevations) of the Old General Post Office (currently Hotel Monaco) as the U.S. Patent building (now Smithsonian Portrait Gallery) sits North of the Old Post Office. Because the Patent building is twice as wide as the Post Office, the photographer standing near its grounds keeper is viewing the North and West facades as she/he looks in the southeast direction.

From Washington Monument

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  • Smithsonian Institution said:
    Nice to see these. Thanks for sharing!
  • sharon holdren said:
    Ever since I found that my relatives owned a house at the corner of 510 B Street and 10th SW, I have been fascinated with trying to find a picture of their house which would have been across from the Smithsonian. The 1900 census is the last the relatives are listed living there and I am wondering how to find out what came next for the house and that area which is now Independence Ave.

Shoreham Hotel

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  • ceebee23 said:
    Sad that such a fine building was razed for just another office block!
  • Streets of Washington said:
    The old Shoreham was torn down in 1929, not 1974. See streetsofwashington.blogspot.com/2010/01/old-shoreham-hot...

    Developer Harry Wardman replaced the building with the Shoreham office building, which now houses the Sofitel Lafayette Square Hotel.

    This photo appears to date from early 1910. The rubble across the street is the result of the demolition of the old St. Matthew's Catholic Church. The lot is being cleared for construction of the Southern Building, designed by Daniel Burnham, which went up in 1911.
  • Melinda Young Stuart said:
    Love the pile of rubble in front!
    Great view.
  • rockcreek said:
    Streets of Washington This comment was helpful to me this week - thanks!

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