A quick update to a story we noted back in August — the District’s Historic Preservation Review Board has officially granted landmark status to the Wonder Bread Factory (officially known as Dorsch’s White Cross Bakery) at 641 S Street NW in Shaw.

Earlier this month, we passed along the news that the Wonder Bread/Hostess Cake Factory at 641 S Street NW in Shaw was being considered for inclusion on the D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites as it underwent redevelopment. Now we know how new owner Douglas Development would like to update the site.

The District’s Historic Preservation Review Board is going through a long-standing vacancy crisis, but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t considering buildings for preservation. The latest high-profile nominee to cross the HPRB’s desk? The Wonder Bread Factory at 641 S Street NW in Shaw.

This week, the DC Preservation League celebrated their 40th anniversary at the long abandoned Wonder Bread Factory (formerly the Dorsch’s White Cross Bakery), located a half-block east of 7th Street in Shaw.