NRHP Reference # 94001327 Added to NRHP 21 November 1994 | Year built 1877 Architectural style Art Deco | |
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Location 1326-1346 Florida Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. Part of Greater U Street Historic District (#93001129) | ||
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.
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. The complex became a printing plant in 1892 and it was converted into a laundry in 1905. It is part of the expansion of Washington’s urban core and industrial development along Florida Avenue.
References
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