Willard InterContinental Washington

Willard Hotel
Willard Hotel in 2016
Willard InterContinental Washington is located in Central Washington, D.C.
Willard InterContinental Washington
Willard InterContinental Washington is located in the District of Columbia
Willard InterContinental Washington
Willard InterContinental Washington is located in the United States
Willard InterContinental Washington
Location1401–1409 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Coordinates38°53′48″N 77°01′56″W / 38.89667°N 77.03222°W / 38.89667; -77.03222
BuiltOriginal six structures: 1816 (1816)[1]
Unified structure: 1847 (1847)[2]
Current structure: 1901 (1901)[3]
ArchitectHenry Janeway Hardenbergh (hotel)[3]
Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates and Vlastimil Koubek, annex
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts[3]
NRHP reference No.74002177
Added to NRHPFebruary 15, 1974

The Willard InterContinental Washington, commonly known as the Willard Hotel, is a historic luxury Beaux-Arts[3] hotel located at 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Downtown Washington, D.C. It is currently a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[4] Among its facilities are numerous luxurious guest rooms, several restaurants, the famed Round Robin Bar, the Peacock Alley series of luxury shops, and voluminous function rooms.[5] Owned jointly by Carr Companies and InterContinental Hotels & Resorts,[6] it is two blocks east of the White House, and two blocks west of the Metro Center station of the Washington Metro.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AIAGuide was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Tindall, Standard History of the City of Washington From a Study of the Original Sources, 1914, p. 353–354.
  3. ^ a b c d Denby, Grand Hotels: Reality and Illusion, 2004, p. 221–222.
  4. ^ "Hotel History The Willard InterContinental, Washington DC in Washington, District of Columbia". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference AIA134 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Willard To Reopen In August - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.

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