NFS Form 10-900 (Rev. 11-90) Ol IB No. 10024-0018 United States Department of the Interior RECEIVED 41 National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 1589* REGISTRATION FORM INTERAGENCY RESOURCES DIVISION This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties o istricts^TKJifll©IJ^^ to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 1.6A.V. Comnlete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to compete all items. 1. Name of Property Historic name: The Greater Fourteenth Street Historic District Other names/site number: N/A 2. Location Street & Number: Roughly bounded by S, N. 12th and 15th Streets. N.W. \ 1 Not for Publication City or town: Washington______________________[ 1 Vicinity_____________ State: District of Columbia Code: DC County: DC Code: 001 Zip Code: 20005______ 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this ^fl nomination [ ] request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property $ meets [ ] does-not ro^et the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant ] l^^lly. d^^ge^winuatioib stfeetjor /dd^joyal comments.) 7//<- Signature of certifying official/Title Date/ State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property [ ] meets [ ] does not meet the National Register criteria. ([ ] See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying official/Title Date State or Federal agency or bureau 4. National Park Service Certificatio I, hereby, certify that this property is: Signature [ijf entered in the National Register. ( ) see continuation sheet [ ] determined eligible for the National Register ( ) see continuation sheet [ ] determined not eligible for the ___ National Register. [ ] removed from the National Register ___ [ ] other, (explain:) _________________ The Greater Fourteenth Street Historic District_________Washington. D.C. Name of Property County and State 5. Classification__________________________________________ Ownership of Property Category of Property No. Resources within Property [X] Private [ ] Building(s) Contributing Noncontributing [X] Public-Local [X] District 633 106 Buildings [ ] Public-State [ ] Site __ __ Sites [ ] Public-Federal [ ] Structure __ __ Structure [ ] Object __ __ Objects 633 106 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing N/A________________ Resources previously listed in the National Register 140 6. Function or Use___________________________________________ Historic Functions (enter categories Current Functions (enter from instructions) categories from instructions) DQMESTIC/single dwelling DQMESTIC/single dwelling________ DQMESTIC/multiple dwelling DOMESTIC/multiple dwelling______ DOMESTIC/secondarv structure COMMERCE/business___________ [X] See Continuation Sheet 7. Description______________________________________________ Architectural Classification Materials (enter categories (enter categories from instructions) from instructions) MID-19TH CENTURY/_____________ foundation: BRICK__________ LATE VICTORIAN/Gothic___________ walls: BRICK_____________ MODERN MOVEMENT/Moderne__________ roof: SLATE other: N/A Narrative Description Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets [x] See continuation sheet The Greater Fourteenth Street Historic District_________Washington, D.C. Name of Property County and State 8. Statement of Significance__________________________________ Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark x in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing.) [ X ] A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. [ ] B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. [ X ] C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. [ ] D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Areas of Significance Period of Significance Significant Dates (enter categories from instructions) ARCHITECTURE________ 1859-1920 ______ TRANSPORTATION_______ 1862-1936 ______ HERITAGE/BLACK_______ 1871-1920 ______ Significant Person Cultural Affiliation N/A _______ __________________ [ X ] See continuation sheet Architect/Builder See attached DCHS List of Architects State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and period of significance noted above. [ X ] See continuation sheet The Greater Fourteenth Street Historic District Washington. D.C. Name of Property County and State 9. Major Bibliographic References [ X ] See continuation sheet Previous documentation on file (NFS): N/A [ ] preliminary determination of Primary location of add. data: N/A individual listing (36 CFR 67) [x ] State SHPO office [ ] previously listed in the NR [ ] Other State agency [ ] previously determined eligible [ ] Federal agency by the National Register [ ] Local government [ ] designated a National Historic [ ] University Landmark [ ] Other [ ] recorded by Historic American Specify repository: ________ Buildings Survey #______ [ ] recorded by Historic American Engineering Record #______ 10. Geographical Data Acreage of property Approximately 105 acres UTM References A 71/87 7372747776747 747370787476707 Zone Easting Northing B 71787 7372747972/07 7473/0/8/472707 Zone Easting Northing [X] See Continuation Sheet Verbal Boundary Description [X] See Continuation Sheet Boundary Justification [X] See Continuation Sheet 11. Form Prepared Bv Name/title Emily Hotaling Big and Kim Prothro Williams/Architectural Historians Organization Traceries Date March 8. 1994 Street & Number 5420 Western Avenue Telephone (301) 655-5283 City or Town Chevy Chase____ State Maryland Zip code 20815 NFS Form 10-900 (Rev. 11-90) OMB No. 10024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET The Greater Fourteenth Street Historic District, Washington, D.C. Section number 6 Page 1 Historic Functions Continued: COMMERCE/business COMMERCE/specialty store EDUCATION/school RELIGION/religious facility RELIGION/church school RELIGION/church-related residence CULTURE/work of art TRANSPORTATION/rail related TRANSPORTATION/road related LANDSCAPE/park LANDSCAPE/street furniture/object NFS Form 10-900 (Rev. 11-90) 0MB No. 10024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET The Greater Fourteenth Street Historic District, Washington, D.C. Section number 7 Page 2 Architectural Classification Continued: LATE VICTORIAN/High Victorian Gothic LATE VICTORIAN/High Victorian Eclectic LATE VICTORIAN/Italianate LATE VICTORIAN/Second Empire LATE VICTORIAN/Queen Anne LATE VICTORIAN/Romanesque LATE VICTORIAN/Renaissance LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS/Classical Revival LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS/Late Gothic Revival LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS/Mediterranean Revival LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS/Italian Renaissance MODERN MOVEMENT/Moderne Materials Continued: Walls: WOOD CONCRETE Narrative Description: INTRODUCTION The Greater 14th Street Historic District is located in northwest Washington within the boundaries of the original City of Washington as designed by Pierre Charles L©Enfant in 1790-1791. This area experienced substantial development in the mid- to late-nineteenth-century as the city©s growing population expanded north of the established urban core. Today, the greater 14th Street area represents the precursor to the subsequent development that created the northwest quadrant of the original city. As one of the first areas in northwest Washington to respond to the development pressures of the young city, the 14th Street environs illustrate the patterns of transportation-based development. In addition to providing important historical perspectives on the city©s growth, the area survives with significant examples of its history intact. This major commercial and transportation corridor is flanked by intact rows of Victorian housing and commercial buildings punctuated by important local churches and public buildings, grand and discreet turn-of-the-century NFS Form 10-900 (Rev. 11-90) OMB No. 10024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET The Greater Fourteenth Street Historic District, Washington, D.C. Section number 7 Page 3 apartment buildings, and a rich variety of twentieth-century auto-related structures. This residential, commercial,