Harrison Apartment Building
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| name = Harrison Apartment Building
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| image = Harrison Apartment Building, Washington, D.C.jpg
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| location = 704 3rd Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
| coordinates = {{coord|38|53|55|N|77|0|56|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = United States Washington, D.C.
| area =
| built = 1888
| architect = Johnson and Company
| architecture = Late Victorian
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| added = September 7, 1994
| mpsub = Apartment Buildings in Washington, DC, MPS
| refnum = 94001036 {{NRISref|2009a}}
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Harrison Apartment Building is an historic structure located in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The building is the oldest known surviving conventional apartment building in the city.{{cite web|url=http://planning.dc.gov/DC/Planning/Historic+Preservation/Maps+and+Information/Landmarks+and+Districts/Inventory+of+Historic+Sites/Alphabetical+Edition|title=District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites|publisher=DC Preservation|accessdate=2011-12-05|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614163200/http://planning.dc.gov/DC/Planning/Historic+Preservation/Maps+and+Information/Landmarks+and+Districts/Inventory+of+Historic+Sites/Alphabetical+Edition|archivedate=2011-06-14}}
Background
The architectural firm of Johnson and Company designed the building with a Romanesque Revival façade. It features rhythmic bays that facilitate increased light and air circulation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
Gallery
Harrison Apt Blg 3rd and G NW DC.jpg|In 2008
Harrison Apartment Building.jpg|West side of building
See also
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Harrison Apartment Building}}
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
Category:Residential buildings completed in 1888
Category:Apartment buildings in Washington, D.C.
Category:Victorian architecture in Washington, D.C.
Category:Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
Category:Buildings and structures in Chinatown (Washington, D.C.)
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