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Explore the 1911 Directory of Apartments and Rent in Washington D.C.

Take a look back in time and explore the 1911 Directory of Apartments and Rent in Washington D.C. See if you can find your building and learn about the area's history. Now available from the Library of Congress.
Photograph shows Carroll Row, a block of five houses at 1st & A Street, SE, razed in 1887 for construction of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. Includes the sign "Architect."
John Adams nominates John Marshall to become Chief Justice - January 20th, 1801
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Due to the massive popularity of the last apartment directory, we’re posting another one. This time from September 16th, 1911 in the Washington Times … see your building?

F.H. Smith apartments
F.H. Smith apartments

Source: Library of Congress

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