Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio

For the studio that used to occupy the building, see Harris & Ewing photo studio.

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.

Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio in 2015
Location	1311-1313 F Street, NW Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°53′51″N 77°1′51″W
Built	1924
Architect	Sonnemann & Justement
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	94001407 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 16, 1994

History

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).