Riggs National Bank is the historic former headquarters building of Riggs Bank, located at 1503–1505 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the downtown Washington, D.C. neighborhood.

Riggs National Bank
PNC Bank (formerly Riggs National Bank) in 2009
Riggs National Bank is located in Central Washington, D.C.
Riggs National Bank
Riggs National Bank is located in the District of Columbia
Riggs National Bank
Riggs National Bank is located in the United States
Riggs National Bank
Location1503–1505 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia
Coordinates38°53′56.5″N 77°2′2.8″W / 38.899028°N 77.034111°W / 38.899028; -77.034111
Built1899
NRHP reference No.73002113[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1973

Designed by architects York and Sawyer in 1899 and completed in 1902, the building is an example of Classical Revival architecture. A western office wing designed by Appleton P. Clark Jr. was added between 1922 and 1924.

Riggs National Bank was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The building is also a contributing property to the Fifteenth Street Financial Historic District and the Lafayette Square Historic District. [2]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/73002113_text
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