Editors Building
The Editors Building | |
Editors Building in 2018 | |
| Location | 1729 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′01″N 77°02′28″W / 38.90028°N 77.04111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1949 |
| Architect | Leon Chatelain Jr. |
| Architectural style | Stripped Classical |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000072 |
| Added to NRHP | March 17, 2015 |
The Editors Building, also known as the Kiplinger Building, is a hotel and former historic office building located in Washington, D.C. The ten-story structure was built between 1949 and 1950, and was originally constructed as the headquarters of the Kiplinger Washington Editors, a financial advice publishing firm based in the city. It was built by the D.C.-based architect Leon Chatelain Jr. and designed in the Stripped Classical style, featuring a mostly unornamented façade with significant vertical massing. W.M. Kiplinger, the business's founder, was an avid collector of D.C.-area memorabilia, and he displayed his 7,000-piece collection in the Editors Building's lobby, hallways, and offices.
The publishing agency kept its headquarters located in the building until selling it in 2011. The new owners kept the exterior intact while gutting the interior, and in 2013 it reopened as a Hampton Inn hotel. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.