Barr Building

The Barr Building is a historic structure located in the Golden [Triangle (Washington, D.C.)|Golden Triangle] section of Downtown Washington, D.C. It was listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of [Historic Sites] in 2012 and on the National [Register of Historic Places] in 2013. The building was designed by Washington architect B. [Stanley Simmons] in the Gothic Revival style and named for its developer, John L. Barr. When completed in 1927, the building was noted for having the fastest elevators in the city. The eleven-story structure rises to a height of.