Built 1889 NRHP Reference # 83001413 Area 1,600 m² | Built by Moran,J.E. Opened 1889 Added to NRHP 26 September 1983 | |
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Location 501-509 G St., NW, Washington, District of Columbia Architectural styles Second Empire architecture, Second Empire architecture in Europe Similar National Building Museum, Folger Shakespeare Library, Arena Stage, Ford House Office Bui, Takoma station | ||
The Moran Building is an historic Second Empire style building, located at 501-509 G Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 for its architecture. The building was then vacant.
History
It was built in 1889 by local builder J.E. Moran. Its NRHP nomination describes it as "a distinctive commercial office building designed with exceptional verve in the Second Empire style and it is one of the last remaining commercial office buildings in that style in Washington. This small vernacular building architecturally expresses the prevading spirit of expansive optimism in both Washington and the Nation in the 1880 's."
It served historically as a meeting hall, as a restaurant, as a specialty store, and as a business.