National Historic Landmark · Washington, District of Columbia

United Mine Workers of America

United States historic place in Washington, District of Columbia. Added to the National Register in 2000, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 2000
New half-million home of United Mine Workers nearing completion. Washington, D.C., Aug. 25. Work on the new $500,000 new home of John L. Lewis And his United Mine Workers Organization was LCCN2016872234UMWA Former HQ 2008United Mine Workers of America Building - November 2023United Mine Workers of America Building - Washington, D.C
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What it is

Wikipedia · United Mine Workers of America Building

The United Mine Workers of America Building is an historic building at 900 Fifteenth St. NW in the Downtown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Built in 1912 as the home of the University Club, a private social club, it was the international headquarters of the United Mine Workers from 1936 to 1999. Under the leadership of John L. Lewis, the union played a major role in improving working conditions and pay for a large number of mine workers, with Lewis eventually founding the Congress of Industrial Organizations to improve conditions for other types of laborers. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2005. The upper floors of the building have been converted to residences.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address900 Fifteenth St. NW, Washington, DC
CountyDistrict of Columbia County
ListedSep 13, 2000
Reference number00001032
Type of placebuilding
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

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

Visiting

Open to the public
Address900 Fifteenth St. NW, Washington, DC
Coordinates38.90159, -77.03488 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitWorld War I Memorial · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyRock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 4 mi · Fort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 4 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 9 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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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 00001032. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.