National Register of Historic Places

Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Building

Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
Listed
August 4, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88001112

About this property

The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Building is a historic structure located in Downtown Washington, D.C. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. This was the third building C&P Telephone built in downtown Washington and the second in a two-year period of time. This seven-story structure housed the company's new dial switching equipment that could not be accommodated in its existing facilities. It was designed with Art Deco detailing and ornamentation by the New York architectural firm of Voorhees, Gmelin and Walker. The company began its first conversion to dial telephone service on May 3, 1930, when 60,000 telephones in downtown Washington were switched over from the old manual system. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Old Main Building Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse and Repair Facility Media related to Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Building at Wikimedia Commons

Location

730 Twelfth St., NW
Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
38.89896, -77.02804

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNICATIONS
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Sources

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When was Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Building listed on the National Register?

Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Building?

Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Building?

The period of significance for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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