Swartzell, Rheem and Hensey Company Building

{{Short description|Building in Washington DC, United States}}

The Swartzell, Rheem and Hensey Company Building is a neo-classical building on 727 15th Street NW, Washington DC. It was designed by architect Paul J. Pelz in 1907 for a local brokerage firm, which neighbored other brokers in this section of 15th Street neighboring the US Treasury.

In 1948 the building was converted into a movie theater and renamed Playhouse Theater.{{citation|work=Cinema Pleasures|title=Playhouse Theater|url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/22318}} The theater closed in the early 1980s and an apartment block was built above what had until then been a low-rise building.

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Category:Neoclassical architecture in Washington, D.C.

Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1907