Ed. Note: This is the old Whitman Walker development.
Update from the DC Preservation League:
“The existing façade was significantly reworked in the 1920s and again in the 40s, and the result was a mishmash of masonry that was severely compromised on the backside when they opened the wall up.
structural engineer assess it and determined that they couldn’t retain it in place. They applied 4 a modified permit to take it down, salvaging all the intact stone pieces (belt courses, jack arched lintels, etc.) & will reconstruct based on laser scans and reusing the old pieces”
“Dear PoPville,
I was passing by the 1700 block of 14th street, NW in Logan Circle area and noticed the historic facade of the DeSoto – Plymouth auto dealer was torn down. Does anyone know what happened?”
