Patent Office Building

Historical marker location:

801 F Street Northwest, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from F Street Northwest west of 7th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1956

The District was the site of a major earthquake in 2011: On August 23, 2011, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the East Coast of the United States, with its epicenter located in Mineral, Virginia. The quake was felt strongly in Washington, D.C., causing damage to several buildings, including the Washington Monument and the National Cathedral.