Julius Lansburgh Furniture Co., Inc., also known as the Old Masonic Temple, is an historic building at 901 F Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Penn Quarter neighborhood.
Julius Lansburgh Furniture Co., Inc. | |
 Old Masonic Temple in 2020 | |
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| Location | 901 F Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′51.2″N 77°1′27.1″W / 38.897556°N 77.024194°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Architect | Adolf Cluss, Kammerheuber |
| Architectural style | French Renaissance Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002164[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 8, 1974 |
History
editThe French Renaissance Revival building was designed by Adolf Cluss, and Joseph Wildrich von Kammerhueber in 1867. Construction began in June 1867; the cornerstone was laid in May 1868, by President Andrew Johnson; it was dedicated on March 20, 1870. The building cost $100,000, but a mansard roof fifth floor, was not completed because of lack of funds. There is a full basement. First-floor stores were leased, and a grand ballroom on the second-floor was rented out.[2]
Julius Lansburgh purchased the Old Masonic Temple in 1921. The building was painted white in 1922,[3] and operated as a furniture store. After Lansburgh's closed in 1970, it was listed as an historic building in 1974. In December 1979, the District of Columbia refused to issue a demolition permit in accordance with its historic preservation law.[4] The building was renovated in 2000, at a cost of $33 million.[5] It serves as the headquarters of the Gallup Organization.
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Masonic Temple". Adolf-Cluss.org. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Julius Lansburgh Furniture Co. Inc. / Old Masonic Temple".
- ^ Jack Eisen, "Developer Denied Right to Demolish Historic Building." The Washington Post C5. December 22, 1979
- ^ "The Gallup Building". Karchem Properties. 2005. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
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