John A. Wilson Building (Washington, D.C.) | office building, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, local government, 1908_construction, Beaux-Arts (architecture)

USA / District of Columbia / Washington / Washington, D.C. / Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, 1350
 office building, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, local government, 1908_construction, Beaux-Arts (architecture)

The John A. Wilson Building, popularly known as the Wilson Building, now houses the offices and chambers of the Council and the Mayor of the District of Columbia.

It was built in 1904-1908 as the District Building, which remained its name until 1994, when it was changed to honor John A. Wilson, a Chair of the D.C. Council who had committed suicide in May 1993.
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Coordinates:   38°53'42"N   77°1'52"W
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