The Yale Steam Laundry is a historic residence located on 437–443
New York Avenue,
Northwest, Washington, D.C.
Northwest (NW or N.W.) is the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located north of the National Mall and west of North Capitol Street. It is the largest of the four quadrants of the city (NW, NE, S ...
, in the
Mount Vernon Square
Mount Vernon Square is a town square, city square and neighborhood in the Northwest (Washington, D.C.), Northwest Address (geography)#Quadrants, quadrant of Washington, D.C. The square is located where the following streets would otherwise inters ...
neighborhood.
History
The original Yale Steam Laundry complex includes three, Neo-Renaissance, and Colonial Revival facilities built in 1902, 1919, and 1924, to the designs of architect Alfred B. Mullett and Thomas Francis, Jr. The laundry closed in 1976.
The building was redeveloped as condominiums by Scott Fuller, designed by architect
John Ronan
John Ronan (born 1963, Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American architect, designer and educator based in Chicago, in the United States. John Ronan FAIA is founding principal of John Ronan Architects in Chicago, founded in 1999.
Education
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, and completed in 2008.
The original buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1999. In addition, the buildings are designated as contributing properties to the Mount Vernon Square Historic District, listed on the NRHP in 1994.
See also
*
Manhattan Laundry: Another historic laundry in Washington, D.C.
References
External links
*http://www.yalelofts.com/
{{Registered Historic Places
Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
Industrial buildings completed in 1902
Industrial buildings completed in 1919
Industrial buildings completed in 1924
Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
Former laundry buildings
Mount Vernon Square