The Barr Building is an historic structure located in the Golden Triangle section of Downtown Washington, D.C.

The building was designed by Washington architect B. Stanley Simmons in the Gothic Revival style and named for its developer, John L.

[2] When completed in 1927, the building was noted for having the fastest elevators in the city.

[3] The eleven-story structure rises to a height of 115 feet (35 m).

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