page_title: Anacostia Historic District
hierarchical_section_title: Anacostia Historic District
caption_attribution_description: English: Houses at 13th Street and W Street, SE in in Anacostia Historic District on the NRHP since October 11, 1978. The district is roughly bounded by Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue (on west); Good Hope Road (on north); 16th Street; Fendall Street; V Street; 15th Street and the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site; Maple View Place, in SE quadrant of Washington, DC. Comprises approximately 20 squares and about 550 buildings built between 1854 and 1930
context_page_description: The Anacostia Historic District is a historic district in the city of Washington, D.C., comprising approximately 20 squares and about 550 buildings built between 1854 and 1930. The Anacostia Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. "The architectural character of the Anacostia area is unique in Washington. Nowhere else in the District of Columbia does there exist such a collection of late-19th and early-20th century small-scale frame and brick working-class housing."
  The historic district is roughly bounded by:
  Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE between Good Hope Road SE and Morris Road SE;
  Good Hope Road SE from Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE to Fendall Street SE;
  Fendall Street SE from Good Hope Road SE to V Street SE;
  V Street SE between Fendall Street SE and 15th Street SE;
  15th Street SE from V Street SE, along the eastern and southern sides of the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site to High Street SE;
  High Street SE from 14th Street SE to Maple View Place SE; and
  Maple View Place SE between High Street SE and Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE.
context_section_description: The Anacostia Historic District is a historic district in the city of Washington, D.C., comprising approximately 20 squares and about 550 buildings built between 1854 and 1930. The Anacostia Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. "The architectural character of the Anacostia area is unique in Washington. Nowhere else in the District of Columbia does there exist such a collection of late-19th and early-20th century small-scale frame and brick working-class housing."
  The historic district is roughly bounded by:
  Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE between Good Hope Road SE and Morris Road SE;
  Good Hope Road SE from Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE to Fendall Street SE;
  Fendall Street SE from Good Hope Road SE to V Street SE;
  V Street SE between Fendall Street SE and 15th Street SE;
  15th Street SE from V Street SE, along the eastern and southern sides of the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site to High Street SE;
  High Street SE from 14th Street SE to Maple View Place SE; and
  Maple View Place SE between High Street SE and Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE.
  Buildings within the Anacostia Historic District are generally two-story brick and wood frame structures. The houses are primarily wood frame construction, mostly in the Italianate, Cottage, and Washington Row House architectural styles (although there are some homes in the Queen Anne style). Cottage-style buildings tend to have been built earlier, with Italianate structures more popular after 1870. Queen Anne-style homes tend to be clustered in Griswold's subdivision. Many of the homes feature large lawns and wrap-around porches.
caption: Houses at 13th and W Streets
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