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The District Wharf, commonly known simply as The Wharf, is a multi-billion dollar mixed-use development on the Southwest Waterfront in Washington, D.C. It contains the city's historic Maine Avenue Fish Market, hotels, residential buildings, restaurants, shops, parks, piers, docks and marinas, and live music venues.
The Capitol Riverfront is served by the Navy Yard – Ballpark and Capitol South stations on the Washington Metro system. The neighborhood is also served by I-395 and I-295 and by a circulator bus route to Union Station, and it is a 10-minute taxi ride to Reagan National Airport.
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.
Yours Truly DC is a hotel in Washington, D.C., United States. [1] ... During evenings, the South American-inspired restaurant Mercy Me operates in the lobby. [7] [8]
Albi is a restaurant in Washington, D.C. owned by chef and restauranteur Michael Rafidi [1] [2] [3] ...
The Army and Navy Club Building is an example of modern architecture, [9] and is classified as a mixed use building; it is composed mostly of office space, with 337,000 square feet (31,000 m 2) of commercial area, but also contains a clubhouse for The Army and Navy Club that includes a conference center, restaurant, hotel rooms and fitness ...
The Yard was built under the direction of Benjamin Stoddert (1751-1813, served 1798-1801), as the first U.S. Secretary of the Navy, and heading the also new U.S. Department of the Navy in the presidential administration of the second President, John Adams (1735-1826, served 1797-1801), under the supervision of the Yard's first commandant ...
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. It returned to use as offices after a 1993 renovation. In 2005, it was restored as the Office of the Commandant of Naval District Washington.