Equitable Co-operative Building Association

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Equitable Co-operative Building Association
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Equitable Co-operative Building Association in 2016
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Location915 F Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°53′51.2″N77°1′29.1″W / 38.897556°N 77.024750°W / 38.897556; -77.024750
Built1911
Architect Frederick B. Pyle,
Arthur B. Heaton
Architectural style Neoclassical
NRHP reference No. 94001515
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 1994 [1]

The Equitable Co-operative Building Association is a historic building, located at 915 F Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Penn Quarter neighborhood. As of November 2018, it houses the second location of the restaurant Succotash. [2]

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History

It was designed by Frederick B. Pyle, and Arthur B. Heaton in the Neoclassical style. It was the headquarters of the Equitable Co-operative Building Association, of John Joy Edson. [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, and is a contributing property to the Downtown Historic District. The 2009 property value of 915 F Street, NW is $3,155,100. It was owned by Abdul Khanu who operated the Platinum nightclub, Club Bounce. In 2009, Peter Andrulis III bought it and attempted to operate a Museum of Arts and Sciences. In 2011, Douglas Development Corp. bought it. [4] In September 2017, Edward Lee opened a second location of Succotash restaurant in it after an extensive interior improvements. [2]

The architectural drawings are held at the Library of Congress. [5]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. 1 2 "Peek Inside the Bold New Succotash Chef Edward Lee's Opened in D.C." September 11, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  3. W. Brown Morton III (February 8, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Equitable Co-oerative Building Association". National Park Service.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Sarah Krouse (August 19, 2011). "Developer sees gold in former Platinum nightclub". Washington Business Journal.
  5. "Architectural drawings for a bank building ("Equitable Building") for Equitable Co-operative Building Association, F Street, Washington, D.C." Library of Congress . 1911.