Fort View Apartments

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Fort View Apartments
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Location6000-6020 and 6030-6050 13th Place, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°57′48.86″N77°1′51.51″W / 38.9635722°N 77.0309750°W / 38.9635722; -77.0309750 Coordinates: 38°57′48.86″N77°1′51.51″W / 38.9635722°N 77.0309750°W / 38.9635722; -77.0309750
Built1939
ArchitectGeorge Santmyers
MPS Apartment Buildings in Washington, DC, MPS
NRHP reference # 09001264 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 2010

Fort View Apartments, also known as Fort Stevens Place, is an historic structure located in the Brightwood neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. The apartments, designed by George Santmyers, overlook Fort Stevens Park. The 62-unit complex sat empty for a number of years until it was redeveloped for over $19 million. [2] The project was completed in 2011.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Fort View Apartments". Somerset Development Company. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-09.