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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…
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 Maples (William Mayne Duncanson House; Friendship House): The oldest existing house on Capitol Hill, the Maples reflects centuries of history.
The Maples stands as the oldest building on Capitol Hill. Also referred to as the Friendship House, this traditional Late Georgian-style dwelling was built between 1795 and 1796 by William Mayne…
The Luzon (The Westover): The Luzon's completion during the first major wave of apartment building construction helped shape D.C. living.
In 1896, the Luzon's presence in D.C. was evidence of further change in housing trends in the city. While Washingtonians remained hesitant towards apartment living for many reasons, the growing…
The Lindens (King Hooper House): Originally built in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1754, the Lindens is the oldest house in Washington, DC.
The Lindens is a superb example of a luxurious mid-18th-century New England Georgian townhouse. It was originally built on Sylvan Street in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts in 1754 by Robert…
The Lafayette: The Lafayette Apartment Building is one of DC's earliest remaining apartment buildings.
In the final years of the 19th century, the construction of the Lafayette in 1898 marked a shift in Washingtonians' housing needs. While it only held twelve units, comparatively small to future…
The Keystone: The Art Deco-style Keystone Apartment Building offered housing for DC's growing middle class in the interwar years.
With the continued and rapid population growth in D.C. between world wars, buildings like the Keystone were necessary and an economic solution to house workers and their families. The Keystone's…
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 Highlands (Sidwell Friends School): This Georgian-style country house, now part of Sidwell Friends School, has been home to several significant Washingtonians.
Erected between 1817 and 1827 by the first United States Register of the Treasury, Joseph Nourse (1754-1841), The Highlands is a late-Georgian styled home. The Nourse family, who owned and lived in…
The Harrison (The Canterbury): The Harrison is the city's oldest known surviving purpose-built apartment building.
As the oldest surviving example of the first wave of purpose-built apartment buildings, the Harrison's influence on D.C. housing is quite large. While the building has a rowhouse appearance, its…