Spring Valley Shopping Center

Spring Valley Shopping Center
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	4820, 4860, 4872, 4874, Massachusetts Avenue, and 4301 49th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°56′40.82″N 77°5′42.81″W / 38.9446722°N 77.0952250°WCoordinates: 38°56′40.82″N 77°5′42.81″W / 38.9446722°N 77.0952250°W
Built	1939
Architect	A.C. Miller
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference #	03000731[1]
Added to NRHP	August 7, 2003

The Spring Valley Shopping Center is an historic shopping center, located at 4820, 4860, 4872, 4874, Massachusetts Avenue and 4301 49th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Spring Valley neighborhood.

History

It was designed by A.C. Miller in 1939; the Colonial Revival buildings were originally known as the Spring Valley Shopping Center.^[2]

Original tenants included Esso, D.G.S. Market, Garfinckel's Department Store (Spring Valley Branch), and other retailers.

The buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 7, 2003. Current tenants include Crate & Barrel,^[3] Bank of America, Capital One Bank (formerly Chevy Chase Bank), Starbucks Coffee, and Le Pain Quotidien.

In 2015, Washington Real Estate Investment Trust announced development plans.^[4]

References

1. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/03000731.pdf
3. http://www.crateandbarrel.com/Stores/Store.aspx?storeid=3
4. Wiener, Aaron. "A Lot to Lose: Can a Parking Lot Be an Historic Landmark?". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 16 April 2015.