National Historic Landmark · Washington, District of Columbia

Administration Building, Carnegie Institute of Washington

Building in Washington, D.C.. Built 1910 by Carrère and Hastings. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkBuilt 1910Listed 1966Beaux-ArtsCarrère and Hastings
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What it is

Wikipedia · Administration Building, Carnegie Institution of Washington

The Administration Building, Carnegie Institute of Washington is a Beaux-Arts style building designed by architects Carrere and Hastings, and located at 1530 P Street NW in Washington, D.C. It housed the Carnegie Institution for Science, a philanthropic scientific research organization founded in 1902 by Andrew Carnegie, until 2021. In recognition of the building's architecture and its unique tenant, the building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965. The building was also designated a contributing property to the Sixteenth Street Historic District in 1978. Since October 2025, it has served as the Embassy of Qatar.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1530 P St., NW., Washington, DC
CountyDistrict of Columbia County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000959
Built1910
ArchitectCarrère and Hastings
Type of placeoffice building
StyleBeaux-Arts
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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Address1530 P St., NW., Washington, DC
Coordinates38.90959, -77.03518 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitMary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyRock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 4 mi · Fort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 5 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 9 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000959. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.