Washington ยท Penn Quarter
Riggs Washington DC
James G. Hill's 1891 granite bank opposite the Old Patent Office, opened as a 181-room hotel in 2020 and listed with one Michelin Key.
- Built
- 1891Built 1891 for the Washington Loan and Trust Company (James G. Hill, architect); banking room remodeled 1911-12; addition by Arthur B. Heaton 1926-27 (D.C. Inventory). Hotel opened February 2020.
- Style
- Richardsonian Romanesque
- Architect
- James G. Hill (1926-27 addition: Arthur B. Heaton)
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Rooms
- 181
- Area
- Penn Quarter
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Inside a National Register historic district; Local landmark
The story
The rock-faced granite building opposite the Old Patent Office was built in 1891 as the home of the city’s first trust company, the Washington Loan and Trust Company (organized 1889), and was one of Washington’s first skyscrapers, built before the height limit. Riggs Bank acquired the company in 1954. The building reopened as Riggs Washington DC in February 2020, with 181 rooms and suites, and Michelin’s guide to Washington’s Key hotels (updated March 2026) lists it with one Key.
Good to know
- Parking: on-site paid
- Pets welcome
- Address: 900 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.