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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 Gladstone and The Hawarden: The Gladstone and the Hawarden are the earliest extant middle-class apartment buildings in the city.
Built between 1900 and 1901, these twin buildings were the first of their kind and are responsible for a major shift in how apartment buildings in the city were constructed. D.C. native George S.…
The Furies Collective: This landmark is directly connected with the early expression and definition of the character, role, and ideology of the lesbian community in DC.
The row house at 219 11th Street SE, historically home to the Furies Collective, is a two-story, early 20th-century brick dwelling located in the Capitol Hill Historic District. Built in 1913, 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…
The Flagler: The Flagler is reflective of the Classical Revival style popular in apartment building design during the late 1920s.
Built in 1926, The Flagler is a notable Classical Revival style design by Stern and Tomlinson. With the expansion of the federal workforce during World War I, thousands of workers arrived in…
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 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 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 Congressional Club: This club was built in 1914 for the spouses of high-ranking government figures.
The Congressional Club is a distinctive Beaux-Arts, Classical Revival style building with a prominent domed rotunda at the corner of 16th Street, U Street, and New Hampshire Avenue NW. Designed by…
The Center Building: As the first building on Saint Elizabeths' campus, the Center Building is an important example of how professionals viewed the built environment in the treatment of mental illness.
The Center Building was constructed between 1852 and 1895 and is 948 feet in length. Described as “Collegiate Gothic,” the architecture is of a style that was considered appropriate for hospitals for…