Wheat Row
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Wheat Row is a row of four historic townhouses located at 1315, 1317, 1319, and 1321 4th Street, Southwest, Washington, D.C., in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood.
It was named after a resident and Senate messenger, John Wheat.
It is an example of Late Georgian architecture
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Although most buildings in Southwest were demolished in the 1950s and 1960s, Wheat Row was spared and incorporated into the Harbour Square development.
History
Wheat Row was constructed in 1794, for real estate developer James Greenleaf.It was named after a resident and Senate messenger, John Wheat.
It is an example of Late Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
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Although most buildings in Southwest were demolished in the 1950s and 1960s, Wheat Row was spared and incorporated into the Harbour Square development.
External links
- http://dc.curbed.com/tags/wheat-row
- http://swdcheritage.omeka.net/items/show/4
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/bwalsh/5916180244/
- http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-149157573.html
- "Tracking the Speculators", Bob Arnebeck