Bachelor Apartment House

The Bachelor Apartment House is an historic structure located in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. The architectural firm of Wood, Donn & Deming designed the building.

Bachelor Apartment House
Bachelor Apartment House is located in Washington, D.C.
Bachelor Apartment House
Location1737 H St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°54′1.5″N 77°2′28.8″W
Built1905
ArchitectWood, Donn & Deming
Architectural styleTudor Revival
MPSApartment Buildings in Washington, DC, MPS
NRHP reference No.78003052[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1978
Designated DCIHSNovember 2, 1977

It is believed to be the only example of a luxury apartment building built for single men still standing in the city.[2] It is also one of the first apartment buildings in Washington with a Tudor Revival façade.[2] The building, which now contains offices, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Drawing of the building

Residents
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References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
  3. "H. B. McDonald Dead" (PDF). The Evening Star. March 3, 1907. Retrieved 2015-01-10. Hubbard Bowyer McDonald, chief clerk and parliamentarian of the United States Senate, died at the Bachelor Apartment House, 17th and H streets northwest, at 6 o'clock last night of cancer of the liver. ...


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