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Southern Railway Building

1929 establishments in Washington, D.C.Office buildings completed in 1929Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.Southern Railway (U.S.)Washington, D.C., Registered Historic Place stubs
Southern Railway Building DC
Southern Railway Building DC

The Southern Railway Building is a historic office building located in Washington, D.C. It was built in 1928–1929 by local architect Waddy Butler Wood as the executive headquarters for the Southern Railway. The eleven-story building was designed in the Stripped Classical style with early Art Deco elements, and was constructed with a frame of steel and concrete fronted with limestone and set on a granite base. The site functioned as the railway's headquarters until 1982, when the company merged with the Roanoke, Virginia-based Norfolk and Western Railway. The newly-formed Norfolk Southern Railway moved its headquarters to Norfolk, Virginia, and the Southern Railway Building became privately owned with multiple tenants. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

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Southern Railway Building
K Street Northwest, Washington

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