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Washington Navy Yard

Washington Navy Yard
Aerial view of Washington Navy Yard, 1985
Washington Navy Yard is located in Washington, D.C.
Washington Navy Yard
Washington Navy Yard is located in the District of Columbia
Washington Navy Yard
Washington Navy Yard is located in the United States
Washington Navy Yard
LocationWashington, D.C.
Coordinates38°52′24″N 76°59′49″W / 38.87333°N 76.99694°W / 38.87333; -76.99694
Built1799
ArchitectBenjamin Latrobe et al.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.73002124[1]
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1973

The Washington Navy Yard is the former shipyard and ordnance plant of the United States Navy in Southeast Washington, D.C. It is the oldest shore base of the U.S. Navy. It has the offices of the Chief of Naval Operations, the Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Historical Center, the Department of Naval History, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps, Naval Reactors, Marine Corps Institute, the United States Navy Band, and many other naval commands. Before 2006, it was the headquarters to the Marine Corps Historical Center, but that center moved to Quantico. The Washington Navy Yard was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It became a National Historic Landmark on May 11, 1976.

References

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  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.


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