Ponce de Leon Apartment Building

Ponce de Leon Apartment Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	4514 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°56′55″N 77°3′59″W / 38.94861°N 77.06639°W / 38.94861; -77.06639Coordinates: 38°56′55″N 77°3′59″W / 38.94861°N 77.06639°W / 38.94861; -77.06639
Built	1928
Architect	David L. Stern
Architectural style	Mission Revival Spanish Revival
MPS	Apartment Buildings in Washington, DC, MPS
NRHP Reference #	94001038 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 7, 1994

The Ponce de Leon Apartment Building is an historic structure located in the North Cleveland Park neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. David L. Stern designed the structure in a combination of the Mission Revival and the Spanish Revival styles. The building was completed in 1928. It is an example of 1920s exoticism in a prominent apartment corridor in the city.^[2] The exterior features diapered brickwork, terra cotta tile roof, limestone portico and trim, and Moorish arch motifs. The interior features an intact lobby with a decorative plaster ceiling and a terrazzo floor. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

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