The Portland, Washington, D.C. photograph album, 1900-1903

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous

Abstract:

The Portland, Washington, D.C. photograph album contains 74 interior and exterior photographs of The Portland apartment building in Washington, D.C. from 1900 to 1903.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Erin Berger, October 2019

Background

Scope and Content:

The Portland, Washington, D.C. photograph album contains 74 interior and exterior photographs of The Portland apartment building in Washington, D.C. from 1900 to 1903. Most photographs have handwritten notation stating date, location, or subject matter. Exterior images show The Portland and Thomas Circle from various viewpoints. Interior images show various rooms in an apartment; the parlor, bedrooms, dining room, and den. Many of these images appear to include family members, friends and neighbors. The last photograph is of a woman near the shore in Marblehead, Massachusetts.

The album is 14.5 x 12 cm with red artificial leather covers.

Biographical / Historical:

The Portland apartment building, also known as Portland Flats, was built in 1880 and designed by Architect Adolf Cluss. Located at 14th Street and Vermont Avenue on Thomas Circle, it was the first luxury apartment building built in Washington, D.C. In 1962, the structure was razed.

Acquisition Information:

1992. F-107.1 .

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Related

Additional Descriptive Data:

Bibliography

"Portland Flats (47)." Adolf-cluss.org. Web. Accessed October 2019.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Photographs shelf.
Apartments--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910.
Bedrooms--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910.
Families--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910.
Interiors--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910.
Moorish revival (Architecture)
Parlors--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910.

Formats:

Photograph albums.
Photographs.

Places:

Marblehead (Mass.)
Thomas Circle (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)