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Central Heating Plant

Washington, District Of Columbia • District Of Columbia County

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About This Property

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The Central Heating Plant is a monumental Beaux-Arts industrial building designed by York and Sawyer. It features a prominent smokestack and a large boiler house, representing the pinnacle of early 20th-century municipal engineering and design.

Property Information

Source: National Register of Historic Places
Category
Structure
Acreage
2
Listed Date
7/6/2007
Other Names
Not specified

Significance Details

Source: National Register of Historic Places
Area of Significance
Community Planning And Development; Politics/Government; Architecture
Periods of Significance
1925 Ad - 1949 Ad
National Historic Landmark
No
Level - International
No
Level - National
No
Level - State
Yes
Level - Local
No
Level - Not Indicated
No

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