Washington · Penn Quarter
Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC
The marble General Post Office, begun by Robert Mills in 1839 and completed by Thomas U. Walter in 1866; a 184-room hotel since 2002.
- Built
- 1839–66The General Post Office was built in two stages, 1839-1866: the south section by Robert Mills from 1839, the north extension by Thomas U. Walter from 1855, completed 1866 (D.C. Inventory). Hotel opened 2002.
- Style
- Italianate / neoclassical (Renaissance palazzo)
- Architect
- Robert Mills; Thomas U. Walter
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Rooms
- 184
- Area
- Penn Quarter
- Credentials
- National Historic Landmark; Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Inside a National Register historic district; Local landmark; Historic Hotels of America member
The story
The site held Samuel Blodgett’s Great Hotel of 1795, which the government bought in 1810 for the Post Office and Patent Office and which was the only government building left unburned by the British in 1814. After Blodgett’s burned in 1836, Robert Mills designed the marble General Post Office (begun 1839), the first Italianate public building of importance in America, and Thomas U. Walter’s north extension completed it in 1866. Postmaster General Montgomery Blair started home mail delivery from here in 1863; the Tariff Commission later occupied it, and Kimpton opened Hotel Monaco in the restored building in 2002 with 184 rooms.
Good to know
- Pets welcome
- Address: 700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.