Harrison Apartment Building
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C
- Also known as: “Astoria Apartments”, “Canterbury Apartments”, and “Harrison Apartments”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and Victims of Communism Memorial.
National Mall
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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
Victims of Communism Memorial
Park
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The Victims of Communism Memorial is a memorial in Washington, D.C. located at the intersection of Massachusetts and New Jersey Avenues and G Street, NW, two blocks from Washington Union Station within view of the U.S. Capitol.
United States Capitol
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The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. United States Capitol is situated 3,700 feet southeast of Harrison Apartment Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and NoMa.
East End
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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.
NoMa
Neighborhood
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NoMa is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.
Downtown
Suburb
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Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.
Harrison Apartment Building
- Category: apartment building
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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