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Old Post Office

historic building in Washington, D.C.
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Old Post Office

Summary

Old Post Office is a multi-story urban building[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of multi_story_urban_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (313 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Old Post Office is located in Washington, D.C.[3].
  • Old Post Office is in the country of United States[4].
  • Old Post Office's image is recorded as Old Post Office Building Washington DC.JPG[5].
  • Old Post Office's instance of is recorded as multi-story urban building[6].
  • Old Post Office's architect is recorded as Willoughby J. Edbrooke[7].
  • Old Post Office's operator is recorded as National Park Service[8].
  • Old Post Office's architectural style is recorded as Romanesque Revival architecture[9].
  • Old Post Office's part of is recorded as Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site[10].
  • Old Post Office's Commons category is recorded as Old Post Office (Washington, D.C.)[11].
  • Old Post Office's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.893977777778, 'lon': -77.027975}[12].
  • Old Post Office's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0250qf[13].
  • Old Post Office's NRHP reference number is recorded as 73002105[14].
  • Old Post Office's official website is recorded as https://www.nps.gov/nama/learn/historyculture/old-post-office-tower.htm[15].
  • Old Post Office's CTBUH Skyscraper Center building ID is recorded as 9751[16].
  • Old Post Office's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[17].
  • Old Post Office's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7197964[18].
  • Old Post Office's Park Alpha Code is recorded as OPOT[19].
  • Old Post Office's archINFORM project ID is recorded as 43378[20].
  • Old Post Office's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as old-post-office-tower[21].

Body

Geography

Old Post Office is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Washington, D.C.[3]. Its part of is recorded as Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site[10].

Designation and Status

Old Post Office's instance of is recorded as multi-story urban building[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[17].

Why It Matters

Old Post Office ranks in the top 4% of multi_story_urban_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (313 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . archinform.net. Retrieved . archinform.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Architect → Willoughby J. Edbrooke
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Building", "OldPostOfficeBuilding::r97p8"]
    Part of → Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
    Instance of → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "OldPostOfficeBuilding::r97p8"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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