Built in 1928, Trinity Towers is a significant example of noted DC architect Harvey Warwick’s (1893-1972) combination of the Gothic Revival and Art Moderne styles. Planned as a large, urban apartment building on the 14th Street NW streetcar line, Trinity Towers helped to form an impressive corridor of modestly-appointed apartment buildings that appealed to DC’s expanding federal and middle income workforce in the first decades of the 20th century.
The building was erected during an era of tremendous growth in residential construction in DC that accompanied the interwar development of the federal government. Its modest design and amenities reflect the transition after the war from full-service luxury apartment buildings to apartments designed and conceived for DC’s emerging and growing middle income residents.
DC Inventory: September 26, 2001
National Register: December 26, 2001
]]>This apartment building was one of a number of collaborations between architect Harvey Warwick (1893-1972) and developer Morris Cafritz (1888-1964). Originally named Hilltop Manor at the time of its opening in 1927, the apartments were renamed Cavalier Apartments in 1929. It was among the earliest cooperative apartments in the DC. Cooperative apartments were a housing phenomenon that arose to popularity in DC in the 1920s, promising to give more control to resident owners and afford a high level of services by spreading costs among them. Following historic renovation, the building today offers affordable apartment living. DC Inventory: June 28, 2007National Register: July 26, 2007
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