Washington, D.C., United States
Greater U Street Historic District
Washington, D.C., United States
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The Greater U Street Historic District in Washington, D.C. is a streetcar suburb developed beginning in 1862, featuring residential architecture spanning Romanesque Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne styles. Listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites, the district represents a significant example of nineteenth-century suburban expansion facilitated by streetcar transportation, with its building stock reflecting the architectural tastes of that era.
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- Built
- Type
- streetcar suburb, historic district
- Heritage
- District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites, National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Washington, D.C., United States
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