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E of Main Gate and S of M St., SE., in the Navy Yard, Washington, District of Columbia Coordinates 38°52′34″N 76°59′41″W / 38.87611°N 76.99472°W / 38.87611; -76
The drive to the Navy Yard is one of my greatest pleasures. When I am depressed, I like to talk with Dahlgren. I learn something of the preparations for defense, and I get from him consolation and courage." [3] In 1873, the building was renovated and expanded. In 1941, it became a post office and communications center.
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.
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The Brooklyn Navy Yard (originally known as the New York Navy Yard) is a shipyard and industrial complex in northwest Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. The Navy Yard is located on the East River in Wallabout Bay , a semicircular bend of the river across from Corlears Hook in Manhattan .
The development is part of the larger Navy Yard neighborhood. In 2004, the U.S. General Services Administration awarded the property to Forest City Washington, Inc. for redevelopment into an area with 2,800 new residential units and 2,200,000 sq ft (200,000 m 2 ) of office and retail space.
The Farragut Houses is a public housing project located in the downtown neighborhood of northwestern Brooklyn, New York City, bordering the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Farragut Houses is a property of New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). The houses contain 3,272 [3] residents who reside in ten buildings that are each 13 to 14 stories high.
Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., the neighborhood around the Washington Navy Yard and served by the Metro station of the same name Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Navy Yard .