Sedgwick Gardens
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Sedgwick Gardens
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Sedgwick Gardens
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| Location | 3726 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC |
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| Built | 1931 |
| Architect | Mihran Mesrobian |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Part of | Cleveland Park Historic District (#87000628) |
| NRHP Reference # | 16000028 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 23, 2016 |
| Designated CP | April 27, 1987 |
Sedgwick Gardens, located at 3726 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, is an apartment building on the southwest corner of Connecticut Avenue and Sedgwick Street in Northwest Washington D.C. It is located two blocks from the Cleveland Park Metro. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and is a good example of an Art Deco porte-cochere in Washington.
Sedgwick Gardens was constructed by Max Gorin of the Southern Construction Company in 1931 for $500,000, and in 1932 opened as a rental apartments building and is currently distinguished as one of the Historical District apartment complexes in Washington.
Its entrance has been designed so that the eye of any visitor is drawn upward toward of a pair of high relief female figures, a pair of bas-relief male figures, and further toward the rose window on the massive square elevator tower in the background. White brick bands within the red brick facade line the main and top floors while shorter white bands lay just below each floors’ windows. Triangular projecting sculptured panels and niches that hold wrought iron deco railings interrupt a peculiar cornice treatment, and additional light and air for most of the apartments are provided by the encirclement of two dozen projecting bays. The building represents an exceptional double-U design.
The interiors of Sedgwick Gardens include solid mahogany doors, brass hardware, and limestone-marble in the octagonal lobby. Two dozen Moorish-style arches and columns, the six-sided skylight, and the restored octagonal fountain enhance the space. In the center rear of the lobby a small staircase leads to the first floor, just up half a story. In the style of the 1930s, replaced the large formal dining rooms in all 120 apartments. Originally each of these, including the one-bedrooms, contained a Murphy bed, but today only a few remain.
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