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Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the vice president of the United States. Located on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. , the house was built in 1893 for the observatory's superintendent.
The United States Naval Observatory (USNO) ... D.C. [13] located on a 2000 foot circle of land atop "Observatory Hill", overlooking Massachusetts Avenue. ...
Observatory Circle is a street and neighborhood in Washington, D.C. The street runs from Calvert Street to Massachusetts Avenue near 34th Street. Established in 1894, [1] [2] the street follows an incomplete loop, forming an arc rather than a circle. The street surrounds the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory, which includes Number ...
The Old Naval Observatory is a historic site at 23rd and E Street in Northwest, Washington, D.C. It is where the United States Naval Observatory was located from 1844 to 1893, when it moved to its present grounds. The original observatory building, built 1839-40, still stands, and is a designated National Historic Landmark as of 1965. [2]
Glover Park is a neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C., about a half mile north of Georgetown and just west of the United States Naval Observatory and Number One Observatory Circle (the Vice President's mansion).
After crossing Rock Creek over Charles C. Glover Memorial Bridge, it curves around the United States Naval Observatory and Number One Observatory Circle, the official residence of the vice President of the United States, which forms the southwest boundary of the Massachusetts Heights neighborhood.
Logan Circle – intersection of Rhode Island and Vermont Avenues and 13th and P Streets; Observatory Circle – intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and 34th Street; the roadway does not form a complete circle (see United States Naval Observatory and Number One Observatory Circle) Peace Circle – intersection of First Street and Pennsylvania ...
Tingey House was used by different naval officers until 1977, when One Observatory Circle, formerly the home of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), was reassigned for use by the Vice President of the United States. The CNO's new official residence became Tingey House. [10] [11]