Foggy Bottom in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Riggs Bank Sculptural Elements
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 6, 2019
1. Riggs Bank Sculptural Elements Marker
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Riggs Bank Sculptural Elements. . In 1923, The Washington Loan Trust built a new, one story stone bank at the corner of 17th and G Streets, N.W. but in 1974 the building was razed for the construction of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board building that currently stands at this location. Eleven sculptural elements from the Washington Loan and Trust Company Building are arrayed here. They depict animals carved from sandstone blocks. Seven of the ornaments had been carved into column capitals on either side of the building's window arches. These female lions once faced each other and still stand atop a group of acanthus leaves. Four owl figurines were salvaged from the keystones capping large windows. Symbolic imagery was regularly employed on financial institutions, to emphasize wisdom (owls) and strength (lions).
In 1923, The Washington Loan Trust built a new, one story stone bank at the corner of 17th & G Streets, N.W. but in 1974 the building was razed for the construction of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board building that currently stands at this location. Eleven sculptural elements from the Washington Loan & Trust Company Building are arrayed here. They depict animals carved from sandstone blocks. Seven of the ornaments had been carved into column capitals on either side of the building's window arches. These female lions once faced each other and still stand atop a group of acanthus leaves. Four owl figurines were salvaged from the keystones capping large windows. Symbolic imagery was regularly employed on financial institutions, to emphasize wisdom (owls) and strength (lions).
Location. 38° 53.877′ N, 77° 2.43′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Foggy Bottom. It can be reached from G Street Northwest
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just west of 17th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1716 G Street Northwest, Washington DC 20006, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Winder Building (was about 300 feet away, measured
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 6, 2019
2. Riggs Bank Sculptural Elements Marker
in a direct line but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 6, 2019
3. Additional carvings described
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 6, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
