Riggs National Bank

Riggs National Bank is a historic former headquarters of Riggs Bank, located at 1503–1505 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the downtown Washington, D.C. neighborhood.

Riggs National Bank
PNC Bank (formerly Riggs National Bank) in 2009
Riggs National Bank is located in Central Washington, D.C.
Riggs National Bank
Riggs National Bank is located in the District of Columbia
Riggs National Bank
Riggs National Bank is located in the United States
Riggs National Bank
Location1503–1505 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia
Coordinates38°53′56.5″N 77°2′2.8″W
Built1899
NRHP reference No.73002113[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1973

It was designed by architects York and Sawyer in 1899, completed in 1902, and is an example of Classical Revival architecture. Between 1922 and 1924, a west office wing designed by Appleton P. Clark Jr. was added.

Riggs National Bank was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973; in addition, the building is a contributing property to the Fifteenth Street Financial Historic District and the Lafayette Square Historic District. [2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/73002113_text
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