Olympia Apartments (Washington, D.C.)

Coordinates: 38°55′24.73″N 77°1′54.06″W / 38.9235361°N 77.0316833°W / 38.9235361; -77.0316833
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Olympia Apartments
MPS
Apartment Buildings in Washington, DC, MPS
NRHP reference No.03000534 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 9, 2003

Olympia Apartments is an historic structure located in the

Northwest Quadrant
. Albert B. Morgan designed this apartment building and it was completed in 1898.

The official

Beaux Arts design, reflecting the period from about 1895 to 1905 when monumental classicism returned to favor in Washington."[2] The building is the last remaining of the first phase of apartment blocks that were constructed near the 14th Street streetcar line. They formed Washington's first apartment corridor.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2003.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "DC Inventory of Historic Sites Alphabetical Edition" (PDF). District of Columbia Historic Preservation Office.