Yale Steam Laundry, Present Day
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The original Yale Steam Laundry complex includes three, Neo-Renaissance (pictured) and Colonial Revival facilities built in 1902 (pictured), 1919, and 1924, to the designs of architect Alfred B. Mullett and Thomas Francis, Jr. The original buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1999. In addition, the buildings are designated as contributing properties to the Mount Vernon Square Historic District, listed on the NRHP in 1994.
This file appears in: Yale Steam Laundry (including Garage and Stable)
Yale Steam Laundry (including Garage and Stable)
The Yale Steam Laundry building housed the main offices and central plant of one of the handful of laundry companies that once dominated the industry in Washington. Such “power” laundries were high-volume mechanized operations catering primarily to…