Tower Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Tower Building (Washington, D.C.)
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name = Tower Building
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caption = Tower Building at the intersection of 14th and K Streets in Washington, D.C.
location = 1401 K StreetWashington DC United States
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architect = Robert F. Beresford
architecture = Art Deco
added =1995
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Infobox Skyscraper
building_name=The Tower Building
location=1401 K StreetWashington DC United States
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floor_count=14
built=1929
use=Office
architect=Robert F. Beresford
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The Tower Building is a high-rise building and the is the seventh tallest commercial building in Washington, D.C..The building stands at 177 feet (54 meters) with 14 floors, and was completed in 1929. It is currently the 10th-tallest building in Washington, D.C. The architect who designed the building was Robert F. Beresford. Other firms that participated in the creation of the building were Bates Warren , WDG Architecture, PLLC, abd Harkins Builders, Inc. When completed in 1929, the Tower Building was the first Art Deco office building in Washington, D.C. and was created after the inspiration of the Art Deco exhibition in Paris in 1926. The Tower Building was the city's tallest high rise at the time of completion in 1929. In 1995, this building was added to the National Register of Historic Places [cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=10337|title=The Tower Building|publisher=Skyscraperpage.com|accessdate=2008-07-04] [cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=streettowerbuilding-washington-dc-usa|title=The Tower Building|publisher=Emporis.com|accessdate=2008-07-04]
ee also
*List of tallest buildings in Washington, D.C.
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