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A Legendary Bank in Washington Is Being Reborn as a Swanky Hotel
Both Honest Abe and Tricky Dick stashed their cash here.
The exterior at Riggs Washington D.C.
Photographer: Jennifer Hughes for Riggs Washington DC
There’s quite a story behind Washington’s latest hotel—but depending on whom you talk with, you might hear an entirely different tale.
From history buffs, you’ll get the original backstory about the Riggs National Bank: The building was once the bank of presidents, a place where 20 commanders in chief (including Abraham Lincoln and Richard Nixon) stashed their cash.