Meridian Manor

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Meridian Manor
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Location1424 Chapin St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°55′17″N77°1′59″W / 38.92139°N 77.03306°W / 38.92139; -77.03306
Built1926
ArchitectGeorge T. Santmyers
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 01000324 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 29, 2001

Meridian Manor is an historic structure located in the Meridian Hill neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. George T. Santmyers designed the structure in the Colonial Revival style. It exemplifies the speculative middle class apartment buildings that were constructed in Washington in the 1910s and 1920s near the 14th Street streetcar line. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Meridian Manor". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-11-14.