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 Washington to staff new and expanded agencies. Construction, however, was severely limited by the diversion of materials to the war effort, and housing shortages were the natural result. Peacetime developers responded to housing demands by producing denser building types, including high-rise apartments like The Flagler.

Today, the building is owned and operated by the George Washington University as a residence hall (Madison Hall).

DC Inventory: January 28, 2010

National Register: June 18, 2010

736 22nd Street, NW

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