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Equitable Co-operative Building Association

Coordinates: 38°53′51.2″N 77°1′29.1″W / 38.897556°N 77.024750°W / 38.897556; -77.024750
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Equitable Co-operative Building Association
Equitable Co-operative Building Association in 2016
Equitable Co-operative Building Association is located in Washington, D.C.
Equitable Co-operative Building Association
Location915 F Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′51.2″N 77°1′29.1″W / 38.897556°N 77.024750°W / 38.897556; -77.024750
Built1911
ArchitectFrederick B. Pyle,
Arthur B. Heaton
Architectural styleNeoclassical
NRHP reference No.94001515
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 1994[1]

The Equitable Co-operative Building Association is a historic building, located at 915 F Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Penn Quarter neighborhood. As of November 2018, it houses the second location of the restaurant Succotash.[2]

History

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It was designed by Frederick B. Pyle, and Arthur B. Heaton in the Neoclassical style. It was the headquarters of the Equitable Co-operative Building Association, of John Joy Edson.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, and is a contributing property to the Downtown Historic District. The 2009 property value of 915 F Street, NW is $3,155,100. It was owned by Abdul Khanu who operated the Platinum nightclub, Club Bounce. In 2009, Peter Andrulis III bought it and attempted to operate a Museum of Arts and Sciences. In 2011, Douglas Development Corp. bought it.[4] In September 2017, Edward Lee opened a second location of Succotash restaurant in it after an extensive interior improvements.[2]

The architectural drawings are held at the Library of Congress.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Peek Inside the Bold New Succotash Chef Edward Lee's Opened in D.C." 11 September 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. ^ W. Brown Morton III (February 8, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Equitable Co-oerative Building Association". National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Sarah Krouse (August 19, 2011). "Developer sees gold in former Platinum nightclub". Washington Business Journal.
  5. ^ "Architectural drawings for a bank building ("Equitable Building") for Equitable Co-operative Building Association, F Street, Washington, D.C." Library of Congress. 1911.
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