Washington · Kalorama
Washington Hilton
William B. Tabler's curving Modernist hotel, opened in 1965 and a D.C. landmark; Ronald Reagan was shot at its T Street exit in 1981.
- Built
- 1962–65Constructed 1962-65 (William B. Tabler, architect; D.C. Inventory); groundbreaking June 25, 1962; opened March 25, 1965.
- Style
- Modernist (curving 'gull-wing' concrete slab)
- Architect
- William B. Tabler
- Type
- Grand hotel
- Area
- Kalorama
- Credentials
- Local landmark
The story
William B. Tabler, chief architect for Hilton after it bought the Statler chain, designed the curving double-winged hotel, built in 1962-65 with precast concrete panels and for years the city’s largest pillarless hotel ballroom; D.C. HPO calls it an important example of Modern design in Washington. John Hinckley Jr. shot President Ronald Reagan at its T Street exit on March 30, 1981. It has long hosted the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner; on April 25, 2026 a man armed with guns and knives was arrested after running through the dinner’s security screening area, and the rescheduled dinner moved to the Waldorf Astoria.
Good to know
- Address: 1919 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
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Sources (3)
- https://planning.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/op/publication/attachments/Inventory%202009%200%20Alpha%20Version%2003%2011.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Hilton
- https://fox11online.com/news/nation-world/white-house-correspondents-dinner-waldorf-astoria-washington-hilton-security-cole-allen-trump-ballroom-attendance-rescheduled-shooting-journalists-gun-knife-weapon
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