Lafayette Apartment Building
The Lafayette Apartment Building is an historic structure located in the Shaw neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. George S. Cooper was the architect for this building, which was one of the earliest apartment buildings in Washington.Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: apartment building in Washington, D.C., United States of America
- Address: DC
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shaw–Howard University station and Howard Theatre.
Shaw–Howard University station
Metro station
Shaw–Howard University station is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., on the Green Line and Yellow Line. The station primarily serves Washington's Shaw neighborhood, the home of Howard University. Shaw–Howard University station is situated 570 feet northwest of Lafayette Apartment Building.
Howard Theatre
Theater building
The Howard Theatre is a historic theater, located at 620 T Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., that has been a pillar of the community since its opening in 1910. Howard Theatre is situated 1,200 feet north of Lafayette Apartment Building.
Capital One Arena
Stadium
Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. Capital One Arena is situated 1 mile south of Lafayette Apartment Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shaw and Logan Circle.
Shaw
Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.
Shaw is a neighborhood in north-central Washington D.C. just east of Dupont Circle and south of Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights. Although it has a diverse population, Shaw is distinctive from the adjacent areas due to its African-American heritage.
Logan Circle
Neighborhood
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Logan Circle is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The majority of Logan Circle is primarily residential, except for the highly-commercialized 14th Street corridor that passes through the western part of the neighborhood.
Bloomingdale
Neighborhood
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bloomingdale is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., less than two miles north of the United States Capitol building. It is a primarily residential neighborhood, with a small commercial center near the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and First Street NW featuring bars, restaurants, and food markets.
Lafayette Apartment Building
- Category: apartment building
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.91206° or 38° 54′ 43″ northLongitude
-77.02109° or 77° 1′ 16″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
87C4WX6H+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 367143037OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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