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Washington's Apartment Building Tradition: Capitol Hill 1900-1914797 views
Author
Wallace, Katherine, Architectural History - School of Architecture, University of Virginia
Advisors
Wilson, Richard Guy, Architectural History, University of Virginia
Abstract
The following study considers the historical influences and rich tradition of apartment living in Washington and specifically features Capitol Hill’s early twentieth century Beaux Arts apartments. Drawing on design elements seen elsewhere in the city, but scaling them appropriately for the comparatively modest and traditional streetscape of Capitol Hill, architects employed a typological language of symmetrical facades with rusticated or otherwise defined ground levels, stacked bay windows, tripartite definition, and heavily corniced rooflines. With the dedicated apartment building still a relatively new building type in Washington, developers commissioned these structures in the hopes of attracting tenants and turning a profit.
Degree
MARH (Master of Architectural History)
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Wallace, Katherine. Washington's Apartment Building Tradition: Capitol Hill 1900-1914. University of Virginia, Architectural History - School of Architecture, MARH (Master of Architectural History), 2016-04-29, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3Q38W.