The Champlain Apartment Building, also known as the Orme Building, is an historic structure located at 1424 K St., Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Downtown neighborhood.
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| Location | 1424 K St., NW Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′9″N 77°1′58″W / 38.90250°N 77.03278°W |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architect | Clinton Smith |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| MPS | Apartment Buildings in Washington, DC, MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001042[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 7, 1994 |
History
editThe building was designed by architect Clinton Smith and constructed in 1905. A real estate venture of Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont (who was also the president of the Vermont Marble Company), it features a white marble Beaux-Arts Classical façade. The building exemplifies the importance of elected officials on Washington's design and the significance of private construction in implementing the City Beautiful movement in Washington.[2] Converted into an office building, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-11-29.