National Union Building


National Union Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	918 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°53′50.33″N 77°1′29.92″W / 38.8973139°N 77.0249778°W / 38.8973139; -77.0249778Coordinates: 38°53′50.33″N 77°1′29.92″W / 38.8973139°N 77.0249778°W / 38.8973139; -77.0249778
Area	September 21, 1990
Built	1890
Architect	Glenn Brown
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	90001375 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 21, 1990

The National Union Building is an historic building, located at 918 F Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Penn Quarter neighborhood. It is currently home to Prequel, a pop-up food and beverage event space with bars, restaurants and cooking classes.

History

It was designed by Glenn Brown in 1890, and is an example of Romanesque architecture. The fire proof steel frame brownstone was built for the National Union Fire Insurance Company.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, and is a contributing property to the Downtown Historic District.^[3]

It served as LivingSocial's "experience" building from 2013 - 2014.

Notes

↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/90001375.pdf
↑ Langelan, Chas (August 15, 2015). "Surveyor-Soldier Henry B. Looker". The American Surveyor. Frederick, Maryland.

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