Washington Railway and Electric Company (WRECO) Garage

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The WRECO Bus Garage at 2112 Georgia Avenue NW is Washington, DC's first purpose-built garage for servicing and storing transit buses. It meets National Register Criterion A and C under the Multiple Property Document Streetcar and Bus Resources of Washington, D.C., 1862-1962, because it is associated with events that have contributed to the broad patterns of our history namely the development of mass transit systems in Washington, DC and the transportation-oriented commercial development of the area around the intersections of th Street, U Street, Georgia Avenue, and Florida Avenue NW.

Posted to the NRHP 2-5-2014

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District of Columbia (547)
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• August 18, 2014: Added by Dave King

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• Dave King
• nps.gov - NRHP Nomination Form
• National Register database - Reference number 13001133

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