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
World
/ USA
/ District of Columbia
/ Washington
World / United States / District of Columbia
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.
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.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Wilson_Building
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°53'42"N 77°1'52"W
- William J. Clinton Federal Building 0.1 km
- National Place 0.2 km
- Internal Revenue Service Building 0.3 km
- J. Edgar Hoover Building 0.5 km
- CityCenterDC 0.9 km
- Government Accountability Office Building 1.2 km
- United States Department of Labor 1.4 km
- Russell Senate Office Building 2 km
- Postal Square Building 2 km
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 2.3 km
- Federal Triangle 0.5 km
- Penn Quarter 0.5 km
- The Ellipse 0.5 km
- President's Park 0.5 km
- Smithsonian Institution Campus 0.8 km
- Downtown 1 km
- The National Mall 1 km
- West Potomac Park 1.4 km
- Rock Creek Park 5.7 km
- Arlington County, Virginia 6.3 km