Wardman Park Annex and Arcade

2600 Woodley Rd. NW, Washington, District Of Columbia. County/parish: District of Columbia.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 31, 1984. NRIS 84000869.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Wardman Tower and Arcade

From Wikipedia:

Washington Marriott Wardman Park

The Washington Marriott Wardman Park was a hotel on Connecticut Avenue next to the Woodley Park station of the Washington Metro in the Woodley Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.

The hotel had 1,152 rooms, 195,000 square feet (18,100 m2) of event space, and 95,000 square feet (8,800 m2) of exhibit space. It opened in 1918 and closed in 2020. The owner filed for bankruptcy in 2021 and the property was sold for redevelopment. Demolition of the main 1980 wing began in 2022 and was completed in 2023.

The Wardman Tower wing, built in 1928, remains standing. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 31, 1984.

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