Posts by Kent Boese — Guest Contributor
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Lost Washington: The Broadway Theater
The Broadway Theater, once located at 1517 7th Street, NW, was built at a cost of $40,000 in 1921. It was built of brick and terra cotta with a Spanish tile roof. The building measured nearly 70 feet wide on 7th Street by 100 feet deep and was designed by the firm of Milburn, Heister & Co. Keep reading…
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Lost Washington: Harvey’s Restaurant
The four-story, iron-fronted building erected shortly after the Civil War on the southeast corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 11th Street, NW, ended up being the city’s oldest and most famous restaurant for sixty-six years. Though the original structure was built ca. 1820, the building was completely remodeled in 1866 by the Harvey brothers for their restaurant,… Keep reading…
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Lost Washington: Stoneleigh Court Apartments
The Stoneleigh Court Apartments were built in 1905 as a monument to John Hay’s love of the French style. It was located strategically at the southeast corner of Connecticut Avenue and L Street. It was once one of the most fashionable hotel residences in the city, numbering among its residents Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis. Stoneleigh Court cost $1 million when built… Keep reading…
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