Washington · Penn Quarter
Waldorf Astoria Washington DC
Willoughby J. Edbrooke's Old Post Office of 1891–99, with a 315-foot clock tower; a hotel since 2016 and a Waldorf Astoria since 2022.
- Built
- 1891–99The Old Post Office: built 1891-99 (Willoughby J. Edbrooke, architect); renovated 1978-81; converted to a hotel that opened September 12, 2016 (D.C. Inventory; Wikipedia).
- Style
- Richardsonian Romanesque
- Architect
- Willoughby J. Edbrooke
- Type
- Grand hotel
- Area
- Penn Quarter
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Inside a National Register historic district; Local landmark
The story
The federal Post Office building on Pennsylvania Avenue was built from 1891 to 1899 to Willoughby J. Edbrooke’s design, with a clock tower rising 315 feet; it survived proposals in the 1960s to demolish it for the Federal Triangle plan and was renovated in 1978-81 with shops and offices. The Trump International Hotel opened in the building on September 12, 2016 and closed on May 11, 2022; it reopened as the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC on June 1, 2022. In June 2026 the General Services Administration sold the building to its leaseholder, BDT & MSD Partners, and Hilton said the hotel continued to operate as usual.
Good to know
- Address: 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004
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Sources (4)
- https://planning.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/op/publication/attachments/Inventory%202009%200%20Alpha%20Version%2003%2011.pdf
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/73002105
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Post_Office_(Washington,_D.C.)
- https://wtop.com/dc/2026/06/dcs-old-post-office-building-a-former-trump-hotel-sold-to-current-leaseholder/
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.