Old Post Office
The Old Post Office, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Old Post Office and Clock Tower, is located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. in Washington, D.C. It is a contributing property to the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mall
- Description: historic building in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Nancy Hanks Center”, “Old Post Office and Clock Tower”, and “Old Post Office Pavilion Shopping Center”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and The White House.
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.
The White House
Government building
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The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from Philadelphia. The White House is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Old Post Office.
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 Old Post Office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and Golden Triangle.
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.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.
Logan Circle
Neighborhood
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Logan Circle is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The majority of Logan Circle is primarily residential, except for the highly-commercialized 14th Street corridor that passes through the western part of the neighborhood.
Old Post Office
- Category: multi-story urban building
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Old Post Office” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “旧邮政局大厦”
- Dutch: “Old Post Office”
- French: “Nancy Hanks Center”
- French: “Old Post Office and Clock Tower”
- French: “Old Post Office Pavilion”
- German: “Nancy Hanks Center”
- German: “Old Post Office and Clock Tower”
- German: “Old Post Office Pavilion”
- Japanese: “旧郵政局パビリオン”
- Polish: “Old Post Office Pavilion”
- Slovenian: “Nancy Hanks Center”
- Slovenian: “Old Post Office and Clock Tower”
- Slovenian: “Old Post Office Pavilion”
- Slovenian: “Old Post Office”
- Swedish: “Old Post Office Pavilion”
- Urdu: “قدیم پوسٹ آفس (واشنگٹن، ڈی سی)”
- Urdu: “قدیم پوسٹ آفس”
- Vietnamese: “Bưu điện cũ”
- Western Panjabi: “پرانا پوسٹ آفس (واشنگٹن، ڈی سی)”
- Western Panjabi: “پرانا پوسٹ آفس”
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