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  2. Commandant's Office, Washington Navy Yard - Wikipedia

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    In 1873, the building was renovated and expanded. In 1941, it became a post office and communications center. In 1948, it was remodeled to serve as officer quarters and renamed Quarters J. In 1976 the building became the Yard's visitors center and housed the Navy Sea Cadets. It returned to use as offices after a 1993 renovation.

  3. Washington Navy Yard - Wikipedia

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    The one-story building, built between 1925 and 1938, was recently renovated to be a net-zero energy building as part of the Washington Navy Yard Energy Demonstration Project. Features include two wind turbines , five geothermal wells, a battery energy storage system, one-hundred thirty-two 235 kW solar photovoltaic panels, and windows of ...

  4. Officers Quarters, Washington Navy Yard - Wikipedia

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    It is possible that the 2-story brick building was designed by Lovering and Dyer. [2] Unlike most government buildings, it was not seriously damaged during the 1814 Burning of Washington. In 1977, it became the official home of the Chief of Naval Operations. [3]

  5. Navy Yard (Washington, D.C.) - Wikipedia

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    View of Navy Yard in 1833. Historically, the Anacostia River was once a deep water channel with natural resources and home to the Nacotchtank Indians. In 1791 Pierre Charles L’Enfant designed the plan for Washington, D.C., and, recognizing the assets of the Anacostia River, located the city's new commercial center and wharfs there.

  6. File:COMMANDANT'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON NAVY YARD.jpg - Wikipedia

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    This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 73002077 . Description COMMANDANT'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON NAVY YARD.jpg

  7. National Museum of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    In the tradition of its predecessors on the Washington Navy Yard beginning in 1865, the current museum features a collection that dates from 1800. The museum's collection moved twice before Admiral Arleigh Burke established the current museum, Building 76, in 1963 to create an American naval history museum comparable to those in Europe. The U.S ...

  8. Naval District Washington - Wikipedia

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    Originally named the Potomac River Naval Command, it was formed from the areas of the Potomac River up to the Great Falls, the District of Columbia, and the Counties of Prince Georges, Montgomery, St. Mary's, Calvert, and Charles in Maryland; Arlington, Fairfax, Stafford, King George, Prince William, and Westmoreland Counties in Virginia, less ...

  9. Category:Washington Navy Yard - Wikipedia

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