General Post Office (Washington, D.C.)

General Post Office
General Post Office in 2016
General Post Office (Washington, D.C.) is located in Central Washington, D.C.
General Post Office (Washington, D.C.)
General Post Office (Washington, D.C.) is located in the District of Columbia
General Post Office (Washington, D.C.)
General Post Office (Washington, D.C.) is located in the United States
General Post Office (Washington, D.C.)
Location700 F Street NW, Washington, D.C., US
Coordinates38°53′48.8″N 77°1′20.8″W / 38.896889°N 77.022444°W / 38.896889; -77.022444
Built1839 (1839)
ArchitectRobert Mills (architect) & Thomas U. Walter
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.69000311
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 24, 1969[1]
Designated NHLNovember 11, 1971[2]

The General Post Office, also known as the Tariff Commission Building, is a historic building at 700 F Street NW in Washington, D.C., United States. Built in 1839 to a design by Robert Mills and enlarged in 1866 to a design by Thomas U. Walter, it is an example of Greek Revival architecture. It was designated a US National Historic Landmark in 1971 for its architecture.[2][3] The building has housed the Hotel Monaco since 2002.[4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "General Post Office". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  3. ^ W. Brown Morton III and Nancy C. Taylor (March 8, 1970). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Tariff Commission Building / General Post Office (pdf) (Report). National Park Service. and Accompanying four photos, exterior, from 1971 (32 KB)
  4. ^ "General Post Office, Washington, DC". GSA.gov. U.S. General Services Administration. Retrieved 18 December 2018.