Luzon Apartment Building

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Luzon Apartment Building
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Location2501 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°54′1″N77°0′57″W / 38.90028°N 77.01583°W / 38.90028; -77.01583 Coordinates: 38°54′1″N77°0′57″W / 38.90028°N 77.01583°W / 38.90028; -77.01583
Built1896
ArchitectNicholas T. Haller
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
MPS Apartment Buildings in Washington, DC, MPS
NRHP reference # 94001035 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 7, 1994

The Luzon Apartment Building, also known as The Westover, is an historic structure located in the West End neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The building is one of the last surviving structures from the formative period of apartment buildings in the city. [2] The Romanesque Revival building was designed by Nicholas T. Haller and completed in 1896. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

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References

  1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-12-05.