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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…
The Alden, The Babcock, and The Calvert: These three apartment buildings on 13th Street were designed as a unit and built in 1904.
Located along the west side of 13th Street, the Alden, Babcock, and Calvert Apartments are a group of three early middle-class apartment buildings designed as a unit by architect and developer Edgar…
The Ethelhurst: Built from 1902 to 1903, The Ethelhurst was one of the earliest multi-story apartment buildings in Washington.
Built from 1902 to 1903, The Ethelhurst was one of the earliest multi-story apartment buildings in Washington. It was designed by T. Franklin Schneider, an architect and entrepreneur who pioneered…
The Euclid: This elegant apartment building was part of the post-World War II boom in apartment construction in DC.
The Euclid was built between 1919 and 1920 by owner Howard M. Etchison, among the most prominent of Washington’s early-20th-century developers. The architect was Claughton West, who designed more than…
The Everglades Apartment Building: The Art Deco-style Everglades was one of many apartment buildings constructed in DC between the world wars.
Constructed in 1939, the Everglades Apartment Building was one of many apartment buildings constructed to accomodate DC's growing population in the interwar period. It is the work of developer Harry…
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…
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…
The Kennedy-Warren: Built in 1931, the Kennedy-Warren is one of the most significant examples of a luxury apartment building in DC.
In February 1931, D.C. Permit to Build #140167 was issued to Kennedy-Warren, Inc. to erect an eight-story apartment hotel at an estimated cost of $3,200,000. Architect Joseph Younger's original design…
The Maycroft: The Maycroft exemplifies the conventional low-rise apartment buildings built in DC's inner suburbs during the 1920s.
Apartment buildings were slow to gain acceptance in Washington, but once city residents warmed to the building type they emerged in every quadrant of the city. The Maycroft is a strong representative…
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…