The sign in front of Hampshire Gardens in NW Washington, DC.
Historyedit
The buildings of the Hampshire Garden Apartments compose the first fully developed garden apartment complex in the city, although only part of it was built.[2]
The initial plan was for the complex to have 2,500 units, but the Great Depression brought construction to an end in 1929. The complex was built as middle-class housing and was an early example of cooperative ownership.
The nine buildings occupy an entire block and surround an oval-shaped common lawn. They are all two stories tall and follow a cross-shaped plan. Decorative elements in the Tudor revival style include half timbering, crenellated towers and entrances trimmed in carved stone. The exteriors of the buildings were designed by James E. Cooper and George T. Santmyers designed the interiors. Parks and Baxter served as the landscape architects.
^. DC Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
January 01, 1970
hampshire, garden, apartment, buildings, historic, structures, located, petworth, neighborhood, northwest, quadrant, washington, they, were, listed, national, register, historic, places, 1994, also, historic, landmark, national, register, historic, placesshow,. Hampshire Garden Apartment Buildings are historic structures located in the Petworth neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington D C They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 It is also a D C Historic Landmark Hampshire Garden Apartment BuildingsU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of the District of ColumbiaShow map of the United StatesLocation4912 New Hampshire Ave 208 222 236 and 250 Farragut St 4915 3rd St and 215 225 and 235 Emerson St NW Washington D C Coordinates38 57 2 N 77 0 53 W 38 95056 N 77 01472 W 38 95056 77 01472Built1929ArchitectJames E Cooper exteriors George T Santmyers interiors Architectural styleTudor revivalMPSApartment Buildings in Washington DC MPSNRHP reference No 94001031 1 Added to NRHPSeptember 9 1994 The sign in front of Hampshire Gardens in NW Washington DC History editThe buildings of the Hampshire Garden Apartments compose the first fully developed garden apartment complex in the city although only part of it was built 2 The initial plan was for the complex to have 2 500 units but the Great Depression brought construction to an end in 1929 The complex was built as middle class housing and was an early example of cooperative ownership The nine buildings occupy an entire block and surround an oval shaped common lawn They are all two stories tall and follow a cross shaped plan Decorative elements in the Tudor revival style include half timbering crenellated towers and entrances trimmed in carved stone The exteriors of the buildings were designed by James E Cooper and George T Santmyers designed the interiors Parks and Baxter served as the landscape architects References edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 Hampshire Gardens DC Preservation Archived from the original on 2011 07 01 Retrieved 2011 11 09 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hampshire Garden Apartment Buildings amp oldid 1014940268, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
