Hilltop Manor (The Cavalier Apartment Building)

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Hilltop Manor
(The Cavalier Apartment Building)
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Location3500 14th St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°56′4.58″N77°1′59.58″W / 38.9346056°N 77.0332167°W / 38.9346056; -77.0332167 Coordinates: 38°56′4.58″N77°1′59.58″W / 38.9346056°N 77.0332167°W / 38.9346056; -77.0332167
Built1927
ArchitectHarvey H. Warwick
Architectural style Renaissance Revival
MPS Apartment Buildings in Washington, DC, MPS
NRHP reference No. 07000810 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 26, 2007

Hilltop Manor, now known as The Cavalier, is an historic structure located in the Columbia Heights neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. This building is one of several developments between architect Harvey H. Warwick and developer Morris Cafritz, and is one of the first cooperative apartment buildings in the city. [2] The building was opened in 1927 along the 14th Street streetcar line. Its size and density shows the rapid growth Washington experienced along major thoroughfares after World War I. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "The Cavalier (Hilltop Manor)". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-18.