page_title: 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue
section_title: Later uses
hierarchical_section_title: 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue / History / Later uses
caption_attribution_description: English: 2000 Block of Eye Street, NW, GWU, South side of 2000 block of Eye St., NW. George Washington University This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 77001496
context_page_description: 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, also known as The Shops at 2000 Penn and Red Lion Row, is a shopping center and eight-story office complex located on Pennsylvania Avenue, NW in Washington, D.C. It forms a busy gateway into the main campus of the George Washington University, which owns the property. As the 2000 Block of Eye Street, NW, the houses were named a DC Landmark and added to the National Register of Historic Places, both in 1977.
context_section_description: By the time George Washington University took possession of the houses, some were vacant, and the block was generally in poor condition.
  Battles to preserve the row of houses began in October 1976, when the developer who owned several of them began demolishing the house at 2022 I St.  Don't Tear It Down (forerunner to the DC Preservation League), a group of historical preservationists organized in 1971 to save the Old Post Office building from destruction, convinced a judge to order a temporary restraining order stopping destruction, as a request to declare the entire block a historic landmark was pending at the time.  The developer then attempted, in November, to demolish the house at 2030 I St.; this structure was already listed on the National Register of Historic Places, however, and the state historic preservation officer invoked a delay of 180 days.  Discussions with the community did not even begin until the 179th day, and a thirty-day extension to the stay was granted.  When this expired, the developer began demolition of the house; preservationists managed to get a restraining order in time to preserve the front half of the structure. Citing the requirement for "meaningful discussion" as laid out in a previous historic preservation case, Don't Tear It Down argued that they had not been able to adequately present their case; while the presiding judge stated that "meaningful discussion" was "beyond the court’s comprehension", he nevertheless issued an injunction preventing further demolition before the case could be heard by the DC Court of Appeals. In the event, historic preservation legislation was passed in 1978 before final adjudication, saving the buildings from destruction. The current design of the property is the result of discussions with local preservation groups.
  Construction of the office building, between 1982 and 1983, involved demolishing the backs of the houses while retaining their facades; it was the first time the practice of partial demolition was used in Washington, DC. The thirteen buildings were joined together during construction of the shops and office building; some of their original materials were retained for the finished product. Work began on the complex on December 28, 1982; it was named on October 19, 1983. In addition to office space, the complex contains restaurants and other commercial establishments, including a Bertucci's and a CVS Pharmacy.
  The office building has sometimes been called the Cruise Ship Building due to its appearance.  The block as a whole is sometimes called Red Lion Row, a name taken from Lindy's Red Lion pub which was situated at its corner until late 2018.
caption: Corner units at 2040 I St. and 825 21st St.; in 2013, when the picture was taken, these structures housed a Johnny Rockets
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