Commandant's Office, Washington Navy Yard
National Register of Historic Places

Commandant's Office, Washington Navy Yard

Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
Listed
August 13, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
73002077

About this property

The Commandant's Office in the Washington Navy Yard, also known as Building One, Quarters J, or the Middendorf Building is the U.S. Navy's oldest active office building, which historically housed the offices of the Commandant and other officers of the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. It sits at the south end of Dahlgren Avenue, the Yard's main road, two blocks south of the Latrobe Gate near the Anacostia River. After a renovation in 1993, it became offices for the Naval Historical Center. Since 2005, the building has been restored to its historical use as the office of the Commandant. It was likely built from 1837 to 1838 and first appeared on a Yard map in 1842. In 1973 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
38.87316, -76.99498

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Commandant's Office, Washington Navy Yard listed on the National Register?

Commandant's Office, Washington Navy Yard was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Commandant's Office, Washington Navy Yard?

Commandant's Office, Washington Navy Yard is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Commandant's Office, Washington Navy Yard is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1993.

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