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Commercial National Bank (Washington, D.C.)

Field	Value
name	Commercial National Bank
image	Commercial National Bank - Washington, D.C.JPG
caption	Commercial National Bank in 2015
location	1405 G St., NW
Washington, D.C.
coordinates
locmapin	United States Washington, D.C.
built	1917
architect	Waddy B. Wood
architecture	Late 19th and early 20th century American Movements
added	October 11, 1991
refnum	91001488

Washington, D.C. Commercial National Bank is an historic structure located in Downtown Washington, D.C. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

History

The bank was organized in 1904 and grew to become the fourth largest bank in the city by the 1920s. Its capitol was frozen at the value of its building when it failed in 1933. The building, completed in 1917, was also designed to house Western Union.

Architecture

The building was designed by Washington architect Waddy B. Wood. It is an early example of the simplified and stylized classicism that became popular in the 1920s. The exterior of the 11-story structure features strong corner massing, limestone facades with flattened porticos, a plain ashlar middle section and a prominent cornice. Greek Doric motifs are featured in its austere decoration. The interior of the building has a three-story banking lobby that features monumental columns.

References

{{NRISref. 2009a
"District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation.

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