Le Droit Building

Le Droit Building

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Le Droit Building

Photo 2 of Le Droit Building
1875, James H. McGill. 800–812 F St. NW

Facing the south front of the Patent Office Building, the Le Droit Building is one of the most distinctive commercial structures along commercial F Street. The upper and lower parts are definitively distinguished by a projecting cornice, supported by simple Corinthian pilasters. The lower floors are devoted to shops, the upper to office spaces. Along the third and fourth stories are five rhythmic groups of triple windows, each group crowned with brick hood molds. A heavily bracketed cornice with one triangular and two segmental pediments crowns the building. The architect also designed the buildings for the development called Le Droit Park.

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