Harrison Apartment Building, Washington D.C.

Name: Harrison Apartment Building
Address: Washington D.C., United States

#731 among attractions in Washington D.C.

Victorian architecture

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Harrison Apartment Building, Washington D.C.

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Harrison Apartment Building is an historic structure located in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The building is the oldest known surviving conventional apartment building in the city. The architectural firm of Johnson and Company designed the building with a Romanesque Revival façade. It features rhythmic bays that facilitate increased light and air circulation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. ()

Architectural style: Victorian architectureCoordinates: 38°53'55"N, 77°0'56"W

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Northwest Washington (Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown)Washington D.C. United States

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Harrison Apartment Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: National Building Museum, H Street, Capital One Arena, National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.

~630 ftSW
Architecture and engineering exhibits
National Building Museum, Washington D.C.
4 min walk • The National Building Museum stands as a majestic architectural treasure in the heart of Washington D.C., a mere stone's throw from the United States Capitol. Housed in a grand structure that once served as the Pension Building, this museum is dedicated to exploring...
0.4 miNE
Street, Shopping district, Shopping
H Street, Washington D.C.
12 min walk • H Street is a set of east-west streets in several of the quadrants of Washington, D.C. It is also used as an alternate name for the Near Northeast neighborhood, as H Street NW/NE is the neighborhood's main commercial strip.
~1530 ftW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Capital One Arena, Washington D.C.
8 min walk • Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro.
~880 ftSW
Memorial, Monuments and statues
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Washington D.C.
5 min walk • The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. United States, at Judiciary Square, honors 21,183 U.S. law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty throughout American history.
~1010 ftE
Monuments and statues
Victims of Communism Memorial, Washington D.C.
5 min walk • The Victims of Communism Memorial is a memorial in Washington, D.C. located at the intersection of Massachusetts and New Jersey Avenues and G Street, NW, two blocks from Union Station and within view of the U.S. Capitol.
~160 ftE
Museum, Vernacular architecture, Specialty museum
Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum, Washington D.C.
1 min walk • The Capital Jewish Museum, officially the Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum, is a historical society and its planned museum in Washington, D.C. focused on the history of Jewish life in the American capital city and the surrounding Washington metropolitan area.
~1110 ftSW
Museum
National Law Enforcement Museum, Washington D.C.
6 min walk • The National Law Enforcement Museum is a mostly-underground facility located adjacent to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC's Judiciary Square.
0.4 miSW
Theater
Harman Center for the Arts, Washington D.C.
11 min walk • The Harman Center for the Arts is a complex consisting of the Lansburgh Theatre and Sidney Harman Hall in downtown Washington, D.C. USA. SHH is the latest addition to the existing Lansburgh Theatre to create the new "Center For the Arts". Construction began in November 2004 and it opened on September 15, 2007.
~1790 ftW
Shopping, Shopping district
F Street and 7th Street shopping districts, Washington D.C.
9 min walk • Parts of F Street and 7th Street, N.W. and nearby blocks have historically been the heart of the Washington, D.C. downtown shopping district. In the first half of the 20th century there were numerous upscale large department stores along and near F Street, while 7th Street housed more economical emporia and large retail furniture stores.
~1440 ftSW
Monuments and statues
Statue of Abraham Lincoln, Washington D.C.
7 min walk • Abraham Lincoln is a marble sculpture of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln by Irish artist Lot Flannery, located in front of the old District of Columbia City Hall in Washington, D.C. United States.
~1200 ftS
Square
One Judiciary Square, Washington D.C.
6 min walk • One Judiciary Square is a highrise office building at 441 Fourth Street NW in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Designed by architect Vlastimil Koubek, the building is 129.67 feet tall and has approximately 10 floors. Its construction ended in 1990.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Harrison Apartment Building?

Nearby attractions include Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum, Washington D.C. (1 min walk), Germuiller Row, Washington D.C. (2 min walk), US General Accounting Office Building, Washington D.C. (3 min walk), Luzon Apartment Building, Washington D.C. (3 min walk).

How to get to Harrison Apartment Building by public transport?

The nearest stations to Harrison Apartment Building:

Metro

Judiciary Square • Lines: Rd (5 min walk)
Gallery Place • Lines: Gr, Rd, Yl (9 min walk)

Bus

Washington Deluxe Bus (12 min walk)
Peter Pan Bus (12 min walk)

Train

Washington Union Station (14 min walk)
Russell (16 min walk)

Tram

Union Station • Lines: H Street/Benning Road Streetcar (16 min walk)
H Street & 8th Street Northeast • Lines: H Street/Benning Road Streetcar (29 min walk)