Riggs National Bank

historic former headquarters building of Riggs Bank in Washington, D.C., United States
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Riggs National Bank

Summary

Riggs National Bank is a bank building[1]. It draws 48 Wikipedia views per month (bank_building category, ranking #22 of 166).[2]

Key Facts

  • Riggs National Bank is located in Washington, D.C.[3].
  • Riggs National Bank is in the country of United States[4].
  • Riggs National Bank is on the continent of North America[5].
  • Riggs National Bank's instance of is recorded as bank building[6].
  • Riggs National Bank's architect is recorded as York and Sawyer[7].
  • Riggs National Bank's architect is recorded as Appleton P. Clark, Jr.[8].
  • Riggs National Bank's architectural style is recorded as Neoclassical architecture[9].
  • Riggs National Bank's postal code is recorded as 20005[10].
  • Riggs National Bank is part of Financial Historic District[11].
  • Riggs National Bank is part of Lafayette Square Historic District[12].
  • Riggs National Bank's Commons category is recorded as Riggs National Bank[13].
  • 1902 marks the founding of Riggs National Bank[14].
  • Riggs National Bank's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 38.898756, 'longitude': -77.034122, 'precision': 0.001}[15].
  • Riggs National Bank's located on street is recorded as Pennsylvania Avenue[16].
  • Riggs National Bank's significant event is recorded as start of construction[17].
  • Riggs National Bank's significant event is recorded as end of construction[18].
  • Riggs National Bank's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[19].
  • Riggs National Bank's different from is recorded as Riggs Bank[20].
  • Riggs National Bank's street address is recorded as 1503 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005[21].

Body

Geography

Riggs National Bank is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Washington, D.C.[3]. It is on the continent of North America[5]. Part of include Financial Historic District[11], a historic district[22], in United States[23] and Lafayette Square Historic District[12], a historic district[24], in United States[25].

Designation and Status

Riggs National Bank's instance of is recorded as bank building[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[19].

History and Context

1902 marks the founding of Riggs National Bank[14].

Why It Matters

Riggs National Bank draws 48 Wikipedia views per month (bank_building category, ranking #22 of 166).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . National Register Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . National Register Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . National Register Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . DC Historic Sites. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . DC Historic Sites. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . DC Historic Sites. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . National Register Information System. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . DC Historic Sites. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . DC Historic Sites. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . National Register Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 46m ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Architectural style Neoclassical architecture
    Located on street Pennsylvania Avenue
    Architect York and Sawyer, Appleton P. Clark, Jr.
    Wikidata description historic former headquarters building of Riggs Bank in Washington, D.C., United
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37008|batch #37008]]: Remove redundant P30 from buildings"
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