Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio
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Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio | |
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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°WCoordinates: 38°53′51″N 77°1′51″W / 38.89750°N 77.03083°W |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Sonnemann & Justement |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 94001407 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1994 |
Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio is an historic structure located in Downtown Washington, D.C. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
History
The building housed Harris & Ewing, which was the largest news photo service in early-20th century 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.
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
External links
Media related to Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio at Wikimedia Commons
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