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38°52′53″N 77°01′40″W. / 38.88139°N 77.02778°W / 38.88139; -77.02778. The Maine Avenue Fish Market, also known as the Municipal Fish Market, the Fish Wharf, or simply, the Wharf, is an open-air seafood market in Southwest Washington, D.C., a local landmark and one of the few that remain on the east coast of the United States.
Cost. $3.6 Billion. Size. 24 acres (9.7 ha) The District Wharf, commonly known simply as The Wharf, is a multi-billion dollar mixed-use development on the Southwest Waterfront in Washington, D.C. It contains the city's historic Maine Avenue Fish Market, hotels, residential buildings, restaurants, shops, parks, piers, docks and marinas, and live ...
Points of interest along Maine Avenue include Arena Stage and the Southwest Waterfront, home of the Maine Avenue Fish Market. History. In 1861, Maine Avenue was a small street north and parallel to Maryland Avenue near Capitol Hill. Interstate 695 was planned to be extended west of Interstate 395 along Maine Avenue. That project, like many ...
Location. The Francis Case Memorial Bridge is a steel beam bridge carrying Interstate 395 (I-395) over the Washington Channel in Washington, D.C. It is an eight-lane bridge with a bicycle/pedestrian lane on the inbound side. It has two spans that split into three on the north side of the channel. The bridge is often considered to be part of the ...
Relatives. Julia Cafritz (granddaughter) Peggy Cooper Cafritz (daughter-in-law) Hammond Chaffetz (second cousin) Morris Cafritz (c. 1888 - June 13, 1964) was a Washington, D.C. real estate developer, and philanthropist. As CEO of the Cafritz Company, he was Washington, D.C.'s largest private developer from the late 1920's to the early 1960's.
Eastern Market, Washington, D.C.
Center Market, Washington, D.C. / 38.89278°N 77.02306°W / 38.89278; -77.02306. Center Market was a market hall in Washington, D.C. designed by architect Adolph Cluss which operated in Washington, DC from 1872 to 1931. The building was demolished in 1931 to be replaced by the National Archives Building.
A new Northern Liberty Market is built in 1874 on K Street NW between 4th and 5th Street NW, a couple blocks from the old market. Built on a site previously called "Savage Square". The land was purchased at the time for the enormous price of $100,000 and the building was built at a cost of $150,000. It was designed by architect James H. McGill.