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Elizabeth Arden Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Elizabeth Arden Building in 2012
Location	1147 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°54′19″N 77°02′25″W / 38.905389°N 77.040255°W / 38.905389; -77.040255
Area	12,500 square feet (1,161 m)
Built	1929
Architect	Mott B. Schmidt
Architectural style	Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.	03000778
Added to NRHP	August 18, 2003

The Elizabeth Arden Building is an historic building, located at 1147 Connecticut Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in downtown Washington, D.C.

History

Built in 1929, the former Elizabeth Arden beauty salon is an example of Georgian Revival architecture, and the city's only known design of architect Mott B. Schmidt. The Elizabeth Arden Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. It was renovated for the Tiny Jewel Box store in 1996.

See also

• Demonet Building
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington, D.C.
• Waggaman-Ray Commercial Row

References

1. "Search on NRHP focus database". nrhp.focus.nps.gov. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
2. "Elizabeth Arden Building". National Register of Historic Places—Nomination Form. National Park Service. August 2003. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
3. Karen M. Lundegaard (September 30, 1996). "Tiny Jewel Box moves and grows 800 percent bigger". Washington Business Journal.

External links

• "Elizabeth Arden Building, District of Columbia Latitude/Longitude". www.lat-long.com.
• "Elizabeth Arden Building - National Register -". www.communitywalk.com.

• Commercial buildings completed in 1929
• Retail buildings in Washington, D.C.
• Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
• Georgian Revival architecture in Washington, D.C.