National Hotel (Washington, D. C. ) - Wikipedia The National Hotel was a hotel in Washington, D C It was located on the northeastern corner of the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and 6th Street NW John Gadsby had it built in 1826
The National Hotel (1827-1942) - Clio - theclio. com Designed by an English architect and known for its terrapin dinners and rare wines, the National Hotel expanded each decade—from accommodating 400 in 1852 to 1,100 in 1865, and still having to turn away hundreds during rush season
Hotels and Other Public Buildings: The National Hotel The National Hotel was the primary competitor to the Willard It was located at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 6th Street, several blocks from the White House During the 1830s and 1840s, the hotel was called Gadsby’s and was top hotel in the city
Lost Washington: National Hotel - Washington Kaleidoscope The National Hotel was located on the northeast corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 6th Street, NW The use of the site for accommodations dates to 1816, when Roger C Weightman built a range of six brick Federal houses, known as Weightman's Row, on Pennsylvania Ave Weightman agreed to sell his row of homes in 1826…
Behind the Doors, Up the Stairs, on Seventh Street West View down Pennsylvania Avenue looking toward the unfinished Capitol building, National Hotel is on the left, 1860 Courtesy of the Library of Congress When Clara Barton returned to Washington and a job at the Patent Office in 1861, she moved into 488 ½ Seventh Street
9 Historic Hotels in Washington, DC So much of the country’s (and the world’s) past is housed within DC’s museums, and its monuments and memorials represent important historical figures and occurrences Supplement your educational experience by staying at a notable DC hotel that has history of its own
National hotel Washington City designed by J. R. Smith ; engraved by J . . . 1 print : engraving ; sheet 20 1 x 12 8 cm, on mount 28 7 x 18 5 cm | Print shows an illustrated billhead and receipt with exterior view of the National Hotel at Pennsylvania Ave and 6th Street, in Washington, D C , with carriages arriving and men on horseback passing in the foreground