Cairo Apartment Building
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About Cairo Apartment Building
Cairo Apartment Building, at 1615 Q St., NW., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 9, 1994. The Register lists it for its architecture and town planning, at the state level. It was listed as part of Apartment Buildings in Washington, DC, MPS. 13 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.
What it isApartment building in Washington, D.C. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 22 MB · National Archives↗1894 to today
- 1894Built, designed by Thomas Franklin Schneider
- 1994Added to the National Register of Historic Places
- 2026On the Register for 32 years
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1615 Q St., NW., Washington · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies
53 more Register listings within half a mile
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
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Memories of Cairo Apartment Building
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Questions about Cairo Apartment Building
Is Cairo Apartment Building on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Sep 9, 1994 (Register number 94001033).
Is Cairo Apartment Building a National Historic Landmark?
No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Robert Simpson Woodward House, 0.1 miles away.
Can you visit Cairo Apartment Building?
Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.
Where can I read the history of Cairo Apartment Building?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 22 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.
Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 117691519 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.