1221 42nd Street NE
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The house at 1221 42nd Street NE ,1953 is one of the first houses built in Eastland Gardens to reflect a mid-Century design aesthetic. Although no architect has been identified, it was likely designed by architect Robert Madison who designed other houses in the neighborhood in a similar vein.
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Mid-Century Eastland Gardens: Mid-Century Neighborhoods Tour
For the first quarter century of its life as a residential neighborhood, Eastland Gardens was defined by its Revival-style dwellings. In the early to mid-1950s, Black architects and builders moved…