Ponce de Leon Apartment Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites
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; -77.06639
Built	1928
Architect	David L. Stern
Architectural style	Mission Revival Spanish Revival
MPS	Apartment Buildings in Washington, DC, MPS
NRHP reference No.	94001038 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 7, 1994
Designated DCIHS	January 17, 1990

The Ponce de Leon Apartment Building is a 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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