American Red Cross National Headquarters
The American Red Cross National Headquarters is located at 430 17th Street NW in Washington, D.C. Built between 1915 and 1917, it serves both as a memorial to women who served in the American Civil War and as the headquarters building for the American Red Cross.Photo: Pimpinellus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Non-governmental organization
- Description: historic building in Washington, DC
- Address: 430 17th Street Northwest, Washington, DC
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and The Oval Office.
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 Oval Office
Government office
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The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the White House in Washington, D.C. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing. The Oval Office is situated 1,200 feet northeast of American Red Cross National Headquarters.
Washington Monument
Photo: Poliocretes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Washington Monument is situated 2,400 feet southeast of American Red Cross National Headquarters.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golden Triangle and 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.
Downtown
Suburb
Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
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.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
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Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown D.C.
American Red Cross National Headquarters
- Categories: office building, building, and office
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.89486° or 38° 53′ 42″ northLongitude
-77.04018° or 77° 2′ 25″ westLevels
3Open location code
87C4VXV5+WWOpenStreetMap ID
way 65780635OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
office=ngoWikidata ID
Q4744805
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swahili—“American Red Cross National Headquarters” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “美國紅十字會國家總部”
- French: “American Red Cross National Headquarters”
- Japanese: “アメリカ赤十字全国本部”
- Japanese: “アメリカ赤十字社全国本部”
- Spanish: “Oficina central nacional de la Cruz Roja Americana”
- Swahili: “Makao Makuu ya Kitaifa ya Msalaba Mwekundu wa Marekani”
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