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Art Deco Architecture

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  • Hecht’s Company Warehouse, Washington, DC Historic Photo, Library of Congress Beautiful, beautiful streamline warehouse for Hecht’s department store chain. From LoC: Building/structure dates: 1937 initial construction Significance: Originally constructed to serve the retail activities of a major local merchant, the Hecht Company Warehouse is an outstanding example of Art Deco (Streamline Modern) which stands as one of the major triumphs of inter-war modernism in Washington, D.C. The significance of the Hecht Company Warehouse is tied to its innovative Streamline Modern architecture, early and extensive use of glass block, and importance to the city’s economic heritage.

    Hecht’s Company Warehouse, Washington, DC
    Historic Photo, Library of Congress

    Beautiful, beautiful streamline warehouse for Hecht’s department store chain.

    From LoC:

    Building/structure dates: 1937 initial construction
    Significance: Originally constructed to serve the retail activities of a major local merchant, the Hecht Company Warehouse is an outstanding example of Art Deco (Streamline Modern) which stands as one of the major triumphs of inter-war modernism in Washington, D.C. The significance of the Hecht Company Warehouse is tied to its innovative Streamline Modern architecture, early and extensive use of glass block, and importance to the city’s economic heritage.

    Tagged: hecht's washington dc warehouse 1937 1930s art deco streamline streamline moderne glass block architecture history black and white

    Posted on April 22, 2011 with 17 notes ()

    Source: lcweb2.loc.gov

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