Harrison Apartment Building is an historic structure located in the
Chinatown
A Chinatown () is an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Austra ...
neighborhood of
Washington, D.C.
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The building is the oldest known surviving conventional apartment building in the city.
Background
The architectural firm of Johnson and Company designed the building with a
Romanesque Revival
Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to ...
façade. It features rhythmic bays that facilitate increased light and air circulation. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1994.
Gallery
Harrison Apt Blg 3rd and G NW DC.jpg, In 2008
Harrison Apartment Building.jpg, West side of building
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in central Washington, D.C.
References
External links
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Residential buildings completed in 1888
Apartment buildings in Washington, D.C.
Victorian architecture in Washington, D.C.
Buildings and structures in Washington, D.C.
Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
Chinatown (Washington, D.C.)
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