Washington Union Station was designed by D.H. Burnham & Company. Daniel Burnham was the namesake architect, and William Pierce Anderson primarily designed it. The Washington Terminal Company, jointly owned by the B&O and the PRR-controlled Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad, was the client. Congress authorized it in 1903. The infobox gives 1908 as the opening date, while the lead says 1907. The text says the first train arrived in October 1907 and the main building was completed in 1908.
The article calls the style Classical and Beaux-Arts. It uses marble, gold leaf, white granite and Guastavino tile vaulting. The facade is over 600 feet (180 m) long, and the waiting room ceiling is 96 feet (29 m).
It closed in 1981 for safety problems and was rebuilt from 1981 to 1989, reopening as a mall in 1988. It is an intercity and commuter rail hub with Metro and bus connections. The article gives no hours.
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