Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio
Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio | |
 Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio in 2015 | |
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| Location | 1311-1313 F Street, NW Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′51″N 77°1′51″W / 38.89750°N 77.03083°W |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Sonnemann & Justement |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001407 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1994 |
Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio is an historic structure located in downtown Washington, D.C. It was built in 1924 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
History
[edit]The building housed Harris & Ewing, which in the early 20th century was the largest news photo service in the United States.[2] They also served as the official White House photographer and the city's most noted portrait photographers from 1905 to 1955.[2] This building with its Italian Renaissance Revival limestone façade replaced an earlier building built by Harris & Ewing in 1905. It was designed by the architectural firm of Sonnemann & Justement.[2]
Today the building houses advertising agency Don Schaaf & Friends, Inc. (ds+f).
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14.
External links
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