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The Ritz: When The Ritz was completed in the mid-1920s, Washington was growing rapidly and there was a need for high-density, middle-income housing.
When The Ritz Apartments was completed in the mid-1920s, Washington was growing rapidly and there was a need for high-density, middle-income housing. Buildings like The Ritz were constructed to meet…
The Mozart: Like the nearby Ritz, The Mozart is located within the historic Meridian Hill subdivision.
When The Mozart Apartments was completed in 1926, Washington was growing rapidly and there was a demand for high-density, middle-income housing. Conventional mid-rise apartment buildings like this…
5922 13th Street NW (Valencia Apartments): This apartment building in D.C.’s Brightwood neighborhood is reflective of residential construction patterns that became popular following World War I.
Designed by local D.C. architect Joseph G. Herbert, the Valencia Apartments are representative of interwar urban development in the 1930s. The conventional, low-rise apartment building stands at three…
The Hampshire Apartments: Constructed between 1935 and 1936, the Hampshire Apartments are representative of interwar construction in America’s urban landscape.
Designed by local D.C. architect Louis T. Rouleau, these two buildings reflect the development of residential units on New Hampshire Avenue following World War I. Modest in appearance and created for…
Homestead Apartments: The Homestead Apartments housed DC’s growing working and middle-class in the Brightwood Park neighborhood.
The Homestead Apartments were constructed in 1939, one of many multi-unit buildings erected to house working-class and middle-class Washingtonians during the interwar period. Much of this development…
Glenn Arms Apartments: Like The Fulford, this apartment building illustrates middle-class emulation of the acceptance of apartments by the rich.
The Glenn Arms Apartments was constructed in 1916 by J.E. Fox for owner and architect George N. Bell (of the firm Hunter & Bell). It was not known by a name until it and its next-door neighbor, The…
The Fulford: Like The Glenn Arms, this apartment building illustrates middle-class emulation of the acceptance of apartments by the rich.
The Fulford was constructed in 1911 and named upon its completion. Its architect was Carroll Beale (1882-1942), a self-employed civil engineer, residential builder and innovator in concrete…
Duvall Manor Apartments: Following World War II, apartments like Duvall Manor provided housing opportunities in accessible parts of the city.
Duvall Manor was designed and built specifically to function as a multifamily residence of at least two and no more than four stories in height with no elevator. Although the type most often has a…
Texas Gardens: Texas Gardens represents the evolution of apartment building design in DC during the first half of the twentieth century, which was influenced by economic and demographic trends, zoning laws, and the Garden City Movement.
As an example of the purpose-built, low-rise apartment building, Texas Gardens was constructed to meet the challenges of housing the Washington region’s rapidly expanding population during the…
Wardman Flats: The Wardman Flats accommodated the growing number of DC’s white and blue-collar workers through this grouping of rental flats.
The Wardman Flats are the first large-scale development project of DC's most notable developer, Harry Wardman (1872-1938). Throughout the 1890s, Wardman transitioned from carpenter to builder, largely…