It is located at 1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., roughly at the boundaries of the Kalorama, Dupont Circle, and Adams Morgan neighborhoods.

The Washington Hilton, located on the former site of the Oak Lawn estate, was designed by architect William B. Tabler[4] and developed by Uris Buildings Corporation.

During the 1960s and 1970s, the hotel hosted a number of big musical acts for concerts in their large ballroom, including The Doors and Jimi Hendrix.

The hotel was the site of the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. on March 30, 1981.

[12] It was purchased in June 2007 by an investment firm jointly owned by former professional basketball star Magic Johnson.