Second National Bank (Washington, D.C.)

The bank was organized in 1872 and this building served as its second headquarters. It was designed by Washington architect Appleton P. Clark Jr. in the Italian Renaissance Revival style and was built from 1927 to 1928.{{cite web|url=http://planning.dc.gov/DC/Planning/Historic+Preservation/Maps+and+Information/Landmarks+and+Districts/Inventory+of+Historic+Sites/Alphabetical+Edition|title=District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites|publisher=DC Preservation|accessdate=2011-11-22|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701155451/http://www.planning.dc.gov/DC/Planning/Historic%2BPreservation/Maps%2Band%2BInformation/Landmarks%2Band%2BDistricts/Inventory%2Bof%2BHistoric%2BSites/Alphabetical%2BEdition|archivedate=2011-07-01}} The banking room was on the main floor of the building and it had rental office space above.

The building is an example of the flattened neoclassicism that was popular in the 1920s. The exterior of the building is faced with limestone and features bronze infills.

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Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1928

Category:Renaissance Revival architecture in Washington, D.C.

Category:Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.

Category:1928 establishments in Washington, D.C.