Manhattan Laundry

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Manhattan Laundry
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Location1326-1346 Florida Ave., NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°55′12″N77°1′51″W / 38.92000°N 77.03083°W / 38.92000; -77.03083 Coordinates: 38°55′12″N77°1′51″W / 38.92000°N 77.03083°W / 38.92000; -77.03083
Built1877
Architectural style Art Deco
Part of Greater U Street Historic District [1] (ID93001129)
NRHP reference No. 94001327 [2]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1994

Manhattan Laundry is a complex of historic buildings located in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

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History

The complex originally housed the traction facility for a streetcar company. The oldest building on the site, the west building at 1346 Florida Ave, was built in 1877. [3] The complex became a printing plant in 1892 and it was converted into a laundry in 1905. [4] It is part of the expansion of Washington's urban core and industrial development along Florida Avenue.

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References

  1. Trieschmann, Laura V.; Sellin, Anne; Callcott, Stephen (November 1998), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Greater U Street Historic District (PDF), retrieved March 31, 2015.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (#94001327) (Report). National Register of Historic Places. 1994.
  4. "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-11-22.