The Washington Post, August 21st, 1993
The three buildings on Wisconsin Avenue make an unlikely trio. Occupied by Fannie Mae, the giant home mortgage company, they differ almost dramatically from each other. But by their very differences they encompass much of Washington's postwar architectural history. Each in its way is typical of its time. Our story begins and ends with the little building, recently remodeled, at 3939 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Designed by the firm of Aubinoe, Edwards and Beery for a group called the National Radio Institute and built in 1956, it lacked the populist design flair of much '50s commercial work, but wore f...
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