Mayfair Mansions Apartments
Appearance
Mayfair Mansions Apartments | |
Location | 3819 Jay St., NE Washington, DC |
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Coordinates | 38°54′11″N 76°56′55″W / 38.90306°N 76.94861°W |
Built | 1942-1946 |
Architect | Albert I. Cassell |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 89001735[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 1, 1989 |
Mayfair Mansions Apartments are historic structures in the Mayfair neighborhood of the Northeast quadrant of Washington, D.C. The garden apartments were built between 1942 and 1946 and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
History
Mayfair Mansions were the project of radio evangelist Lightfoot Solomon Michaux. Albert I. Cassell, one of Washington’s first professionally trained African American architects, designed the three-story buildings in the Colonial Revival style. They are among the first federally subsidized housing projects for African Americans in the United States.[2] The complex was built on the former location of the Benning Race Track. The 411 unit complex was rehabilitated for $48 million in 2009.[3]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Mayfair Mansions Apartments". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
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Categories:
- Residential buildings completed in 1946
- Apartment buildings in Washington, D.C.
- Colonial Revival architecture in Washington, D.C.
- Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
- African-American history of Washington, D.C.
- Washington, D.C., Registered Historic Place stubs