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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…
Equitable Life Insurance Company (Fannie Mae Headquarters): This building represents the growth in life insurance following World War II.
The Equitable Life Insurance Company was founded in Washington in 1885. Following World War II, the industry entered an age of major expansion and significant profit as it invested life insurance…
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…
West Heating Plant: The West Heating Plant, completed in 1948, was designed by W.M. Dewey Foster to generate steam for nearby federal buildings.
The West Heating Plant, originally known as the West Central Heating Plant, was designed by consulting architect William Dewey Foster (1890-1958), working under successive Supervising Architects of…
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…
Saint Paul's College: Saint Paul’s College reflects a Catholic presence in Washington, DC.
The Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostles was founded in 1858 with the purpose of converting non-Catholic Americans to Catholicism. To this end, the Paulists established their own educational…
Theodore Roosevelt High School: Once a business technical school, Theodore Roosevelt High School now serves the Petworth community as a general public high school.
Roosevelt High School was founded in 1890 as Business High School, then DC’s only institution devoted to instruction in business. The co-educational and segregated school had an itinerant early…
Petworth Neighborhood Library: The Petworth Neighborhood Library has faithfully served its community for decades.
Construction of the Petworth Library (historically known as Petworth Branch Library) was long in the making. The first expressed desire for a library in the community came in 1927 when the Petworth…
Potomac Electric Power Company Substation No. 38: This electrical substation’s design suited the neighborhood of Friendship Heights.
Founded in 1891, the Potomac Electric Company merged with the Washington Railway and Electric Company to become the Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) in 1902. In 1907, PEPCO established a new…
Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) Substation No. 25: This electrical substation's design suited the neighborhood of Adams Morgan.
Founded in 1891, the Potomac Electric Company merged with the Washington Railway and Electric Company to become the Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) in 1902. In 1907, PEPCO established a new…