United States Postal Service Building

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.

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Type: Building
Description: post office, later hotel, in Washington, D.C.
Also known as: “General Post Office”, “Interstate Commerce Commission Building”, and “Post Office Department Building”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and National Museum of Natural History.

National Mall

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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

National Museum of Natural History

Museum

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The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. National Museum of Natural History is situated 1,100 feet southeast of United States Postal Service Building.

National Museum of American History

Museum

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The National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. Behring Center is a historical museum in Washington, D.C. It collects, preserves, and displays the heritage of the United States in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific, and military history. National Museum of American History is situated 660 feet south of United States Postal Service Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown and East End.

Downtown

Suburb

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Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

East End

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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

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Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

United States Postal Service Building

Categories: post office and hotel
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89289° or 38° 53′ 34″ north

Longitude

-77.02914° or 77° 1′ 45″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87C4VXVC+58

GeoNames ID

4140849

Wikidata ID

Q5532118

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to German—“United States Postal Service Building” goes by many names.

Chinese: “郵政總局 (華盛頓特區)”
Chinese: “郵政總局”
German: “General Post Office (Washington, D.C.)”
German: “General Post Office”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Agriculture Grounds and Smithsonian Grounds.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Departmental Auditorium and Nancy Hanks Center.

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