Google maps image of the Richmond Towers Apartments at 3055 16th Street, NW..“Map data ©2024 Google” (Image capture Jul 2009) 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 … Continue reading 3055 16th Street, NW: Richman Towers Apartments
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3033 16th Street, NW: The Claiborne Cooperative
Claiborne Cooperative in 2023. Photographer: Wikimedia Commons contributor APK. This photo is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. No modifications made to photo. The Claiborne Cooperative is located at 3033 16th Street, NW at the intersection of 16th Street and Columbia Road. Formerly known as The Earlington Apartments, it was constructed in 1909 and … Continue reading 3033 16th Street, NW: The Claiborne Cooperative
2901 16th Street, NW: The Copperfield Condominium
Google maps image of The Copperfield condominium. “Map data ©2024 Google” (Image capture 2022) At 2901 16th Street, NW, nestled between Harvard Street and Columbia Road, sits a six-story Italian Renaissance Revival-style residential building known as the Copperfield Condominium built in 1912 by real estate developer and builder Joseph Julius Moebs (1875-1939). Evening Star, Sat, … Continue reading 2901 16th Street, NW: The Copperfield Condominium
2835 16th Street, NW: All Souls Church, Unitarian
At 2835 16th Street, NW stands the All Souls Church, Unitarian, built in 1924. The All Souls Church, originally called the First Unitarian Church, was founded in 1821 by prominent statesmen, politicians, and community leaders of the time, including John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850), who served as President and Vice President … Continue reading 2835 16th Street, NW: All Souls Church, Unitarian
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
2637 16th Street, NW: Park Meridian Apartments
Park Meridian Apartments, located at 2637 16th Street NW, was built in 1966. Designed by Morton William Noble (1922-2017), the modernist ten-story 77-unit, building features balconies for each unit and a rooftop deck. Current rental fees are approximately $1,350-1,950 for studios and $1,650-2,000 for one-bedroom units. The Washington Daily News, Fri, Jan 21, 1966 ·Page 37 … Continue reading 2637 16th Street, NW: Park Meridian Apartments
2635 16th Street, NW: The Rogers House
2635 16th Street, NW At 2635 16th Street, NW, directly north of the Richardsonian Romanesque-style Warder Mansion sits a modest three-story, grey-painted brick house, built in 1907 by John Simpson & Sons (1865-1919) for William Addison Rogers (1843-1920) and his wife, Icadora "Dora" Carrothers Rogers (1845-1932). The modest home was built for $7150 (approximately $240K … Continue reading 2635 16th Street, NW: The Rogers House
2633 16th Street, NW: Warder Mansion Apartments
Located on the east side of 16th Street, NW, north of the former Meridian Hill Hotel for Women, is the Warder Mansion Apartments. The Warder Mansion, previously located at 1515 K Street, NW, was formerly the home of Benjamin Head Warder (1824-1894) and his wife, Ellen Nancy Ormsbee Warder (1840-1928). Benjamin Warder, a Chicago businessman, … Continue reading 2633 16th Street, NW: Warder Mansion Apartments
2601 16th Street, NW: âme at Meridian Hill Apartments
Glimpse of the front entrance to the âme at Meridian Hill Apartments In 1942, Washington, DC faced a critical housing shortage for single women moving to the city for clerical jobs at the various war-time agencies created during World War II. In response to the shortage, the Federal Public Housing Authority built the Meridian Hill … Continue reading 2601 16th Street, NW: âme at Meridian Hill Apartments
2101 16th Street, NW: The Camden Roosevelt Apartments
The Camden Roosevelt Apartments at 2101 16th Street, NW At 2101 16th Street, NW stands The Camden Roosevelt apartment building, which opened in 1920 as a residential hotel. The five-tier, eight-story Renaissance Revival building was designed by Appleton P. Clark, Jr. (1865-1955) and cost an estimated $2M to complete. 1917 Survey Map showing the vacant … Continue reading 2101 16th Street, NW: The Camden Roosevelt Apartments
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