Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

Dorchester House: Close to Everything That is Washington (1941)

Posted by: Ghosts of DC on October 10, 2012 in Old Ads & Classifieds 2 Comments

What a great old advertisement for Dorchester House, the giant apartment building at 16th and Kalorama. The building openeing in 1941 and one of its early residents was our 35th President, John F. Kennedy, then a 24-year-old, living with his sister Kathleen.

Dorchester House advertisement 1941

Dorchester House advertisement 1941

Gotta love this quote: “… a magnificent residential colony or superior quality.”

This is such an iconic building with a lot of history … probably time for a “Three Things…” or “If Walls Could Talk” post on it. What do you think?

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  • Patrick

    Love it, especially the little illustrated call out ads for the “special features” . I wonder what the game room is like now.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=12441236 Vincent Verweij

    I find it really interesting how much focus there seems to be on the landscaping and design of the common space, rather than the actual apartments. You wouldn’t see anyone commenting on the landscaping of the parking lot these days, but that can really make a difference in how a place feels.

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