Washington Railway and Electric Company (WRECO) Garage
2112 Georgia Avenue NW, Washinton DC
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Coordinates:
+38.91820, -77.0224438°55'06" N, 77°01'21" W
Description
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
Update Log
- August 18, 2014: Added by Dave King