West Heating Plant, Georgetown
This file appears in: West Heating Plant: The West Heating Plant, completed in 1948, was designed by W.M. Dewey Foster to generate steam for nearby federal buildings.
Designed in a heroic Moderne style, the former General Services Administration heating plant in Georgetown was designed by William Dewey Foster and completed in 1948. Located on a site on Rock Creek and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal with spectacular views, the property was sold to a developer in 2013; current plans propose to demolish most of the building, replacing the volume with a new structure to accommodate luxury condominiums. The Commission last reviewed this project in May 2017.
This file appears in: West Heating Plant: The West Heating Plant, completed in 1948, was designed by W.M. Dewey Foster to generate steam for nearby federal buildings.
West Heating Plant: The West Heating Plant, completed in 1948, was designed by W.M. Dewey Foster to generate steam for nearby federal buildings.
The West Heating Plant, originally known as the West Central Heating Plant, was designed by consulting architect William Dewey Foster (1890-1958), working under successive Supervising Architects of…