Calvert Manor
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Calvert Manor, built in 1948, is an historic apartment building located at 1925-1927 North Calvert Street in Arlington, Virginia
. It was designed by noted Washington, D.C.
Armenian-American
architect Mihran Mesrobian
in the Moderne
style. Mesrobian was also the builder and owner of Calvert Manor. On December 15, 1997, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
.
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. It was designed by noted Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
Armenian-American
Armenian-American
Armenian Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in Armenia. During the United States 2000 Census, 385,488 respondents indicated either full or partial Armenian ancestry...
architect Mihran Mesrobian
Mihran Mesrobian
Mihran Mesrobian was a Turkish-born Armenian who immigrated to the United States and became a prominent architect in the Washington, D.C. area.-Career:...
in the Moderne
Moderne
Moderne may refer to:* Moderne architecture, also sometimes referred to as "Style Moderne" or simply "Modern", a more general term for a style of architecture that became popular in 1925 and was described in the 1960s as "Art Deco"...
style. Mesrobian was also the builder and owner of Calvert Manor. On December 15, 1997, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.