Lafayette Apartment Building (Washington, D.C.)

Lafayette Apartment Building
Location 1605-1607 7th St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°54′42″N 77°1′18″W / 38.91167°N 77.02167°W / 38.91167; -77.02167Coordinates: 38°54′42″N 77°1′18″W / 38.91167°N 77.02167°W / 38.91167; -77.02167
Built 1898
Architect George S. Cooper
Architectural style Queen Anne Revival
NRHP reference # 94001044 [1]
Added to NRHP September 7, 1994

The Lafayette Apartment Building is an historic structure located in the Shaw neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. George S. Cooper was the architect for this building, which was one of the earliest apartment buildings in Washington.[2] Built in 1898 it incorporated elements of the Queen Anne style into an affordable middle-class development. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Lafayette Apartment Building". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-11-18.


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