The Richman Towers apartment building, located at 3055 16th Street, NW, was designed by Edwin Armstrong Weihe (1907-1994) and built by local builder and developer Louis Richman (1902-1970). Constructed in 1954, Richman Towers has fifty-six studio, one and two-bedroom units. Advertised amenities included "unusual window advantages," mail and trash chutes on each floor, individual a/c … Continue reading 3055 16th Street, NW: Richman Towers Apartments
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2801 16th Street, NW: Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain
2801 16th Street, NW in 1922. Photo from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog. Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-hec-14450. No known copyright restrictions. Built in 1922 for $500K ($9.3M today), the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain stands at 2801 16th Street, NW. Mary Foote Henderson (1842-1931) and her husband, former Missouri Senator John … Continue reading 2801 16th Street, NW: Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain
2651 16th Street, NW: The Century Apartments
Standing on the corner of 16th and Fuller Streets, NW is the eight-story Century Apartments. Designed by Washington, DC architect Louis T. Rouleau (1896-1937), this 1936 apartment building, built for $300K ($6.5M today), was influenced by both International Style and Art Deco aesthetics. The vertical linearity of Art Deco styling and the multi-paned wrap-around International … Continue reading 2651 16th Street, NW: The Century Apartments
Meridian Hill Park: The Dante Alighieri Statue
The Dante Alighieri Statue in Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C. Nestled near the southeast entrance to the park (at 15th and W Streets, NW) stands the Dante Alighieri (1265-1361) statue in Meridian Hill Park, sculpted and cast by Ettore Ximenes (1855-1926). The statue is a replica of the then much-maligned Dante statue presented to New … Continue reading Meridian Hill Park: The Dante Alighieri Statue
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