Built 1905 Opened 1905 Architect Harold Clinton Smith | NRHP Reference # 94001042 Phone +1 202-347-3226 Added to NRHP 7 September 1994 | |
Location 1424 K St., NWWashington, D.C. MPS Apartment Buildings in Washington, DC, MPS Address 1424 K St NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA Similar Tower Building, Franklin Square, McPherson Square, Hamilton Crowne Plaza, McPherson Square station | ||
The Champlain Apartment Building, also known as the Orme Building, is an historic structure located at 1424 K St., Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Downtown neighborhood.
History
The building was designed by architect Harold Clinton Smith and constructed in 1905. A real estate venture of Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont (who was also the president of the Vermont Marble Company), it features a white marble Beaux-Arts Classical façade. The building exemplifies the importance of elected officials on Washington’s design and the significance of private construction in implementing the City Beautiful movement in Washington. Converted into an office building, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
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