Kennedy–Warren Apartment Building
The Kennedy–Warren is a historic eleven-story apartment house in Washington, D.C. It is located at 3131–3133 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. between the Cleveland Park and Woodley Park neighborhoods. The Art Deco building overlooks the National Zoological Park and Klingle Valley Park, which is near the Art Deco Klingle Valley Bridge. The original main building was built between 1930 and 1931 with 210 apartments.
Kennedy–Warren Apartment Building | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location | 3133 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°55′54″N 77°3′21″W |
| Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1931 |
| Architect | Younger, Joseph; Sonneman, A. H. |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | Apartment Buildings in Washington, D.C., MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001039 |
| Added to NRHP | September 7, 1994 |
The plans of its architect, Joseph Younger, called for a northeast wing and a south wing as well, but construction of these was stopped because of the onset of the Great Depression. The northeast wing was later built in 1935 with 107 additional apartments, as economic conditions improved in Washington. And the B. F. Saul Company, owner of the building since 1935, added the south wing between 2002 and 2004. The architect of the northeast wing was Alexander H. Sonneman, and of the south wing was Hartman-Cox. The current total number of apartments, ranging from efficiencies to three-bedroom units, is 425.
The Kennedy–Warren is considered the largest and best example of an Art Deco building in Washington. In 1989, the building was listed as a District of Columbia Historic Landmark, and in 1994 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The newer south wing won numerous awards for the quality of its architecture, and for attention to historical detail, including the 2005 Award of Excellence for Historic Resources by the American Institute of Architects.