Wakefield in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Ponce de Leon Apartment Building
4514 Connecticut Avenue Northwest
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 3, 2019
1. The Ponce de Leon Apartment Building Marker
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Built
1928
National Register of Historic Places
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.
Location. 38° 56.922′ N, 77° 3.984′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Wakefield. It is on Connecticut Avenue Northwest south of Appleton Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4514 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20008, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rock Creek Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Hon. Walter Gresham Andrews (approx. Ό mile away); Soapstone Valley (approx. Ό mile away); Site of the National Bureau of Standards (approx. Ό mile away); "Music of the Spheres" (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (approx. 0.4 miles away); Firehouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wormely Family Estate Site (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
Regarding The Ponce de Leon Apartment Building. The Ponce de Leon Apartment Building located at 4514 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. was designed, built, and owned by David L. Stern. The 1928 building was one of the designs
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Also see . . . The Ponce de Leon. DC Historic Sites page (Submitted on January 25, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 3, 2019
2. The Ponce de Leon Apartment Building Marker
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 3, 2019
3. The Ponce de Leon Apartment Building as seen from the northwest corner of Connecticut and Appleton
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4. The Ponce de Leon Apartment Building
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Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 410 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on July 25, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
