Washington Apartments (New York City)

Washington Apartments
Washington Apartments
	Location within New York City
General information
Architectural style	Queen Anne
Location	2034-2040 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard, New York City, United States
Coordinates	40°48′25″N 73°57′01″W / 40.8068988°N 73.9501784°W
Construction started	1883
Construction stopped	1884
Technical details
Material	brick
Floor count	8
Design and construction
Architect	Mortimer C. Merritt
Developer	Edward H.M. Just
Designations	New York City Landmark
References

Architectural styleQueen Anne

Location2034-2040 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard, New York City, United States

Coordinates40°48′25″N 73°57′01″W / 40.8068988°N 73.9501784°W

Construction started1883

The Washington Apartments are an apartment building in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Completed in 1884, it is notable for being the first apartment building in central Harlem.^[1] The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the building a historic landmark on July 15, 1991.

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