Schneider Triangle

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Schneider Triangle
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LocationBounded by Washington Circle, New Hampshire Ave. NW, K, 22nd, and L Sts. NW, Washington, District of Columbia
Coordinates 38°54′11″N77°2′58″W / 38.90306°N 77.04944°W / 38.90306; -77.04944
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1889 (1889)
Architect Thomas F. Schneider
Architectural style Queen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 82001031 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 13, 1982

Schneider Triangle is a set of residential buildings designed and built by Thomas Franklin Schneider next to Washington Circle Park in Washington, DC. The twenty two buildings formed a complete block with a central courtyard. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, at which time, only 21 of the buildings remained standing. [2] It forms a triangle due to the street layout of DC. The Embassy of Tajikistan is located in one of the houses.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Helwig, Anne H. "NRHP Nomination Form". May 1980. National Park Service. Retrieved December 23, 2013.