The Spring Valley Shopping Center is an historic shopping center, located at 4820, 4860, 4872, 4874, Massachusetts Avenue

Massachusetts Avenue

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 and 4301 49th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Spring Valley neighborhood.

History

It was designed by A.C. Miller in 1939; the Colonial Revival buildings were originally known as the Spring Valley Shopping Center.

Original tenants included Esso

Esso

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, D.G.S. Market, Garfinckel's

Garfinckel's

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 Department Store (Spring Valley Branch), and other retailers.

The buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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on August 07, 2003. Current tenants include Crate & Barrel, Bank of America, Chevy Chase Bank, Starbucks, Sutton Place Gourmet, Le Pain Quotidien‎, Bagel City Cafe, and Speedway Locksmith.