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| Keywords: The homer building 18251u.tif en The Homer Building a downtown office building Washington D C between 1980 and 2006 1 transparency b w 4 x 5 in or smaller LOC-image highsm 18251 Creator Carol M Highsmith PD Highsmith accession number LC-DIG-highsm-18251 digital file from original LC-HS503-6752 b w film transparency Call Number LC-HS503- 6752 ONLINE P P A Neo-Classical concrete structure with a glazed terra cotta facade it was designed in 1913 by Washington D C architect Appleton Prentiss Clark as an expression of the Beaux Arts aesthetic in the nation's capital In 1988 the core of the building was demolished saving only the facade A seven-story cast stone and masonry addition was added above the original structure bringing the total height of the building to 12 stories Finally a completely new 12-story addition with limestone-clad columns and cast stone panels was added to the east of the original structure Digital image produced by Carol M Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images Title date subject note and keywords provided by the photographer Credit line Photographs in the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Gift and purchase; Carol M Highsmith; 2011; DLC/PP-2011 124 Forms part of the Selects Series in the Carol M Highsmith Archive Rights Advisory No known restrictions on publication <gallery> The Homer Building 18251v jpg jpg </gallery> PD-Highsmith Washington D C in the 1980s | ||||