Lansburgh's
 German Roots in Washington


  • Lansburgh's Department Store, built in 1882, with an 1884 addition designed by German-American architect Adolf Cluss visible on the right. Photo credit: Library of Congress
    Lansburgh's Department Store, built in 1882, with an 1884 addition designed by German-American architect Adolf Cluss visible on the right.
  • Lansburgh's Department Store, built in 1882, with an 1884 addition designed by German-American architect Adolf Cluss visible on the right. Image credit: From the Collections of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
    Lansburgh's Department Store, built in 1882, with an 1884 addition designed by German-American architect Adolf Cluss visible on the right.
Lansburgh's is a famous old name in Washington commerce and has been present on 7th Street NW since the mid-19th century, when the family of German immigrant merchants came to the growing capital city from Baltimore.

Historic American Buildings Survey - Lansburgh's (8th Street building)