American National Red Cross
Also known as: American Red Cross National Headquarters17th and D Sts., NW, Washington, District of Columbia
Map
Coordinates:
+38.89486, -77.0401538°53'41" N, 77°02'25" W
Description
Headquarters of the nation's largest official relief organization. Building erected with public and private funds and dedicated as a memorial to the nurses of the Civil War.
-- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS DC-347)
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966
- Reference number
- 66000853
- Architectural style
- Late 19th and 20th Century Revival: Beaux Arts
- Area of significance
- Social History
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Organizational
- Current function
- Organizational
- Period of significance
- 1900-1924
- Significant year
- 1915
Update Log
- April 27, 2017: New Street View added by Michael Miller