Manhattan Laundry
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1326-1346 Florida Ave., NW Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°55′15″N 77°2′28″W / 38.92083°N 77.04111°WCoordinates: 38°55′15″N 77°2′28″W / 38.92083°N 77.04111°W |
| Built | 1877 |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Part of | Greater U Street Historic District[1] (#93001129) |
| NRHP Reference # | 94001327 [2] |
| Added to NRHP | November 21, 1994 |
Manhattan Laundry is a complex of historic buildings located in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
History
The complex originally housed the traction facility for a streetcar company. The oldest building on the site, the west building at 1346 Florida Ave, was built in 1877.[3] The complex became a printing plant in 1892 and it was converted into a laundry in 1905.[4] It is part of the expansion of Washington’s urban core and industrial development along Florida Avenue.
See also
- Yale Steam Laundry: Another historic laundry in Washington, D.C.
References
- ↑ Trieschmann, Laura V.; Sellin, Anne; Callcott, Stephen (November 1998), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Greater U Street Historic District (PDF), retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (#94001327) (PDF) (Report). National Register of Historic Places. 1994.
- ↑ "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
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