American Red Cross National Headquarters

American Red Cross National Headquarters is the main location for the American Red Cross. It is in Washington, D.C. and was built between 1915 and 1917.[1] The building has stained glass windows designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany inside. They are the largest windows that he designed outside of a religious building.[2] Because of the building's importance it was made a National Historic Landmark in 1965.[1]

The building in Washington, D.C.

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  1. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: American Red Cross National Headquarters Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine|Accompanying three photos, exterior and interior, from 1964 and undatedPDF (32 KB)
  2. "American Red Cross Museum". American Red Cross. Retrieved 2008-05-12.


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