Anacostia Historic District | |
 Houses at 13th and W Streets | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Marion Barry Ave SE., 16th St., Mapleview, Washington, District of Columbia |
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| Area | 83 acres (34 ha) |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Cottage style |
| NRHP reference No. | 78003050[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 11, 1978 |
| Designated DCIHS | November 27, 1973 |
The Anacostia Historic District is a historic district in the city of Washington, D.C., comprising approximately 20 squares[2][3] and about 550 buildings built between 1854 and 1930.[4][5][6] The Anacostia Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[2][3][6] "The architectural character of the Anacostia area is unique in Washington. Nowhere else in the District of Columbia does there exist such a collection of late-19th and early-20th century small-scale frame and brick working-class housing."[6]
The historic district is roughly bounded by:[2][6][7][8]
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE between Marion Barry Ave SE and Morris Road SE;
- Marion Barry Ave SE from Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE to Fendall Street SE;
- Fendall Street SE from Marion Barry Ave SE to V Street SE;
- V Street SE between Fendall Street SE and 15th Street SE;
- 15th Street SE from V Street SE, along the eastern and southern sides of the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site to High Street SE;
- High Street SE from 14th Street SE to Maple View Place SE; and
- Maple View Place SE between High Street SE and Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE.
Buildings within the Anacostia Historic District are generally two-story brick and wood-frame structures. The houses are primarily wood-frame construction, mostly in the Italianate, Cottage, and Washington Row House architectural styles (although there are some homes in the Queen Anne style).[2][6] Cottage-style buildings tend to have been built earlier, with Italianate structures more popular after 1870.[6] Queen Anne–style homes tend to be clustered in Griswold's subdivision.[6][9] Many of the homes feature large lawns and wrap-around porches.[5][6]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Anacostia Historic District." National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. No date. Accessed 2009-12-26.
- ^ a b "A New Historic District." Washington Post. March 5, 1978.
- ^ Donovan, Carrie. "9 Sites On List Of Places In Peril." Washington Post. June 16, 2005.
- ^ a b Wheeler, Linda. "Anacostia Hopes Lifeline Is Colored Green." Washington Post. December 24, 1991.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Anacostia Historic District - National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form." National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. October 10, 1978.
- ^ Anacostia Historic District. D.C. Historic Preservation Office. Office of Planning, District of Columbia. Washington, D.C.: March 2007. Archived 2010-01-08 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2009-12-26.
- ^ "Boundaries: Anacostia Historic District." Washington Post. November 29, 2003.
- ^ Griswold's subdivision, built in three stages between 1881 and 1894, is bounded by Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE, W Street SE, Fort Stanton Park, Hunter Place SE, Howard Road SE, Talbert Terrace SE, and Talbert Street SE. See: Gilmore, and Harrison, "A Catalog of Suburban Subdivisions of the District of Columbia, 1854-1902," Washington History, Fall/Winter 2002/2003.