Cathedral Mansions Apartment Buildings
National Register of Historic Places

Cathedral Mansions Apartment Buildings

Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
Listed
September 8, 1994
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
94001037

About this property

The Cathedral Mansions Apartment Buildings are historic structures located at 2900, 3000, and 3100 Connecticut Avenue NW in the Woodley Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Constructed from 1922 to 1924, architect Eugene Waggaman designed the Connecticut Avenue apartment buildings in the Classical Revival style for developer Harry Wardman. Architect Mihran Mesrobian's initials appear on a drawing for one of the buildings. The buildings were added to the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites on May 17, 1989, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 1994.

Location

2900, 3000 and 3100 Connecticut Ave., NW.
Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
38.93002, -77.05546

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Kennedy-Warren Apartment Building
Industrial
0.1 mi
Linnaean Hill (Boundary Increase)
Industrial
0.1 mi
Old Woodley Park Historic District
Listed
0.2 mi
Causeway, The
Listed
0.3 mi
Connecticut Avenue Bridge over Klingle Valley
Industrial
0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

DC Defenses — Fort DeRussy Engagement 1864
1864Civil War
2.8 mi
Fort Stevens — Early's Attack on Washington (July 11-12, 1864)
1864Civil War
3.4 mi

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When was Cathedral Mansions Apartment Buildings listed on the National Register?

Cathedral Mansions Apartment Buildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1994.

What type of historic resource is Cathedral Mansions Apartment Buildings?

Cathedral Mansions Apartment Buildings is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Cathedral Mansions Apartment Buildings is recorded as the civil_war era.

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