The Old Post Office Building — Historic Restoration
Rose Restoration performed the historic surface restoration scope during the Old Post Office Building's conversion into a luxury hotel, completed in September 2016 with general contractor Lendlease. The 1899 Romanesque landmark on Pennsylvania Avenue NW required bringing century-old stone and surfaces to a five-star finish standard while honoring preservation requirements.
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Old Post Office Building — Quick Answers
What did Rose Restoration do at the Old Post Office Building?
During the landmark's conversion into a luxury hotel, general contractor Lendlease brought Rose Restoration in for the historic surface restoration scope, completed in September 2016. Original stone and surfaces that had served a century of government use were restored to a five-star hotel finish standard within the project's preservation requirements.
How does restoration work on a landmark conversion project?
The brief is to bring historic fabric back to life without erasing what makes it historic. That means preservation-appropriate methods, coordination with the general contractor's construction schedule, and finish standards set jointly by the preservation requirements and the incoming hotel brand. Rose delivered that scope on one of America's most scrutinized streets, Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
Does Rose Restoration work with general contractors on historic projects?
Yes. Rose works as the specialty restoration subcontractor on historic renovations and conversions for general contractors including Lendlease, Kinsley Construction, and HITT Contracting. See our contractor services.
The Old Post Office Building on Pennsylvania Avenue NW is one of Washington’s defining Romanesque landmarks, its 1899 clock tower still among the tallest structures in the city. During the building’s conversion into a luxury hotel, general contractor Lendlease brought Rose Restoration in for the historic restoration scope, completed in September 2016.
Project type: Historic landmark restoration | Location: Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC | Completed: September 2016 | General contractor: Lendlease
A Landmark Between Two Lives
A conversion project like the Old Post Office asks one thing above all: bring the historic fabric back to life without erasing what makes it historic. Original stone and surfaces that had served a century of government use had to meet the finish standard of a five-star hotel while honoring preservation requirements on one of America’s most scrutinized streets.
The Work
Rose crews carried out the historic surface restoration during the conversion, working within the project’s preservation standards and Lendlease’s construction schedule. Original materials were retained and restored rather than replaced, the approach that defines every historic project we touch, from the Smithsonian to the Virginia State Capitol.
Why It Matters
Few buildings test a restoration contractor like a national landmark changing lives in public view. The Old Post Office remains one of the projects that defines our historic portfolio.
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