Barr Building

The Barr Building is an historic structure located in the Golden Triangle section of Downtown Washington, D.C. It was listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 2012 and on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. The building was designed by Washington architect B. Stanley Simmons in the Gothic Revival style and named for its developer, John L. Barr.^[2] When completed in 1927, the building was noted for having the fastest elevators in the city.^[3] The eleven-story structure rises to a height of 115 feet (35 m).^[4]

Barr Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Barr Building in 2022
Location	910 17th St., NW Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°54′6.807″N 77°02′23.7372″W
Built	1927; 98 years ago (1927)
Architect	B. Stanley Simmons
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	12001195[1]
Added to NRHP	January 14, 2013