- Oriental Building Association No. 6 Building
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Oriental Building Association No. 6 Building
Location: 600 F Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.Coordinates: 38°53′56″N 77°1′13″W / 38.89889°N 77.02028°WCoordinates: 38°53′56″N 77°1′13″W / 38.89889°N 77.02028°W Built: 1909 Architect: Albert Goehner Architectural style: Italian Renaissance Revival NRHP Reference#: 04000956 Added to NRHP: September 10, 2004 [1] The Oriental Building Association No. 6 Building is a historic building, located at 600 F Street, Northwest Washington, D.C. in the Penn Quarter neighborhood.
History
It was designed by Albert Goehner, in the Italian Renaissance Revival style.[2]
It was the headquarters of the the Oriental Building Association founded by German immigrants in 1861.[3] It is the oldest savings and loan association in the United States.[4]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Lisa Burcham (July 14, 2004). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Oriental Building Association No. 6 Building. National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/04000956.pdf.
- ^ Kevin James Shay (May 20, 2011). "Despite English degree, Beck is hooked on banking". Montgomery Gazette. http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/05202011/businew200231_32544.php.
- ^ http://www.reocities.com/Athens/Thebes/8171/GERWASH.htm
External links
- http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/lp/ges/deu/ewy/bld/com/en6427852.htm
- http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/was/pro/vtour/dc1/B2/24/en_index.htm
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/mvjantzen/4140004348/
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- Buildings and structures completed in 1909
- Classical Revival architecture in Washington, D.C.
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