Myrene Apartment Building Explained

Myrene Apartment Building
Location:	703 6th Street NW Washington, D.C.
Coordinates:	38.8986°N -77.0197°W
Built:	1897-1898
Architect:	J.H. McIntyre
Architecture:	Late Victorian
Added:	September 9, 1994
Mpsub:	Apartment Buildings in Washington, DC, MPS
Refnum:	94001041

The Myrene Apartment Building is an historic structure located at 703 6th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Chinatown neighborhood.

History

J.H. McIntyre was the architect for this middle-class apartment flat with its eclectic Romanesque Revival facade.^[1] The building exemplifies the evolution of multi-family apartment buildings from the row-house form. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in central Washington, D.C.

Notes and References

1. Web site: District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites. DC Preservation. 2011-11-14. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110701155451/http://www.planning.dc.gov/DC/Planning/Historic%2BPreservation/Maps%2Band%2BInformation/Landmarks%2Band%2BDistricts/Inventory%2Bof%2BHistoric%2BSites/Alphabetical%2BEdition. 2011-07-01.