General Post Office is a hotel in Washington, D.C., the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “post office, later hotel, in Washington, D.C.”. It stands about 1.2 km from the centre of Washington, D.C..[3]

Overview

The General Post Office, also known as the Tariff Commission Building, is a historic building at 700 F Street NW in Washington, D.C., United States. Built in 1839 to a design by Robert Mills and enlarged in 1866 to a design by Thomas U. Walter, it is an example of Greek Revival architecture. It was designated a US National Historic Landmark in 1971 for its architecture.

From “General Post Office (Washington, D.C.)” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

It was designed by Robert Mills, in the Greek Revival architecture style. It is listed as a National Historic Landmark and a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 1.2 km from the centre of Washington, D.C.. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), about 5 km from the centre of Washington, D.C..[4]

It is one of 96 hotels in and around Washington, D.C. recorded in Wikidata, 54 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 36 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Blair House, opened in 1824. See Hotels in Washington, D.C..

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

  • Hotel Monaco — 0.0 km, opened 2002
  • Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC — 0.1 km
  • Grand Hyatt Washington — 0.4 km, opened 1987
  • Trump International Washington D.C. — 0.5 km
  • Washington Marriott at Metro Center — 0.5 km
  • Conrad Washington DC — 0.6 km
  • Renaissance Washington DC Downtown Hotel, a Marriott Hotel — 0.6 km
  • AC Hotel by Marriott Washington DC Convention Center — 0.7 km
  • Marriott Marquis Washington, DC — 0.7 km
  • Henley Park Hotel — 0.8 km, opened 1982

See also

References

  1. ^ General Post Office (Q5532118). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ General Post Office. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-05.
  3. ^ Washington, D.C. (Q61). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Washington, D.C.. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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