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Manhattan Laundry
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National Register of Historic Places

Manhattan Laundry

On the National Register since 199432 years
Industrial VernacularListed 1994Washington
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Manhattan Laundry

Manhattan Laundry, at 1326--1346 Florida Ave., NW., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 21, 1994. The Register lists it for its architecture, commerce and transportation, at the state level. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isComplex of historic buildings 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 · 53 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

1326--1346 Florida Ave., NW., Washington · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Manhattan LaundryStart here
  2. 2Cardozo, Francis L., Senior High SchoolLate Gothic Revival · Built 1928 · next door
  3. 3Clifton TerraceColonial Revival · Built 1915 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Meridian ManorColonial Revival · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Mansion at 2401 15th St., NW.Tudor Revival · 0.1 mi on
Around it

44 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

★Mary Ann Shadd Cary HouseItalian Villa0.1 miBLincoln TheatreClassical Revival · Built 19220.2 miBCongressional ClubBeaux Arts0.2 miBWhitelaw HotelItalian Renaissance Revival0.3 miDGreater U Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBTrue Reformer BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements0.3 miBYouth Pride, Inc. (aka Pride, Inc.)Building0.3 miBPrince Hall Masonic TempleClassical0.3 miBNorthumberland ApartmentsEclectic Classicism0.3 miBFirst African New ChurchGothic Revival0.3 mi★Meridian Hill ParkItalian Renaissance0.3 miBMeridian MansionsBeaux Arts · Built 19180.3 miBPark TowerArt Deco0.3 miBHouse at 2437 Fifteenth Street, NWItalian Renaissance0.3 miBOlympia ApartmentsLate Victorian0.3 miBAlden, Babcock, Calvert ApartmentsColonial Revival0.3 mi★Bowen, Anthony, YMCALate Victorian0.4 miBFrelinghuysen University, Former Classroom BuildingQueen Anne · Built 19060.4 mi
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BEvans-Tibbs HouseLate Victorian: Queen Anne0.4 miBWhite-Meyer HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · Built 19120.4 miBMeridian HouseFrench0.4 miBPink PalaceVenetian Late Gothic Revival · Built 19060.4 miDMeridian Hill Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBWarder-Totten HouseRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miBEmbassy of Mexico-MacVeagh HouseBuilding0.4 mi★David White HouseBuilding0.4 miBWardman RowNeo Classical Revival0.5 miBGladstone and Hawarden Apartment BuildingsLate Victorian · Built 19000.5 miBLincoln Industrial Mission-Lincoln Memorial Congregational ChurchMediterranean Revival0.5 miDStrivers' Section Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miBGeneral Baking Company BakeryBuilding0.5 miBPotomac Electric Power Company Substation No. 25Building0.5 miBWashington Railway and Electric Company GarageBuilding0.5 miBBanneker Recreation CenterBuilt 19340.5 mi★Gen. Oliver Otis Howard HouseSecond Empire0.5 miBEuclid ApartmentsClassical Revival0.5 miBMiner Normal SchoolColonial Revival0.5 miBThe FulfordBuilding0.5 miBThe Glenn ArmsBuilding0.5 miBNational Home for Destitute Colored Women and ChildrenBuilt 18790.5 miBStandard Material Company-Gyro Motor CompanyBuilding0.5 miBAll Souls Church, UnitarianBuilding0.5 miBWilson, James Ormand, Normal SchoolBuilt 19110.5 miBPotomac Electric Power Company Substation No. 13Building0.5 mi

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Questions about Manhattan Laundry

Is Manhattan Laundry on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 21, 1994 (Register number 94001327).

Is Manhattan Laundry a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Mary Ann Shadd Cary House, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Manhattan Laundry?

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 Manhattan Laundry?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 53 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 117692299 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.