Manhattan Laundry

Manhattan Laundry
Location: 1326-1346 Florida Ave., NW
Washington, D.C.
Architectural style: Art Deco
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 94001327 [1]
Added to NRHP: November 21, 1994

Manhattan Laundry is a complex of historic buildings located in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

History

The complex originally housed the traction facility for a streetcar company. It became a printing plant in 1892 and it was converted into a laundry in 1905.[2] It is part of the expansion of Washington’s urban core and industrial development along Florida Avenue.

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