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A 1946 map of central Washington, D.C., including the names and locations of temporary buildings [9] World War II Temporary Buildings T and U photographed in 1950. These were demolished in 1958 for the construction of the National Museum of American History.
Location of the Munitions and Main Navy Buildings on a 1945 USGS map. The Munitions Building, constructed in 1918, contained 841,000 square feet (78,100 m 2) of space across three stories and was designed to provide temporary accommodations for 9,000 Department of War employees. [6]
The first modern U.S. radar was invented and developed at NRL in Washington, DC in 1922. By 1939, NRL installed the first operational radar aboard the USS New York, in time for radar to contribute to naval victories of the Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal. NRL then further developed over-the-horizon radar as well as radar data displays. [4]
Located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood, it is bounded by 19th Street NW on the west, 18th Street NW on the east, E Street NW on the north, C Street NW on the south, and Virginia Avenue on the southwest. Although the building takes up the entire block, the address is "1849 C Street, NW" to commemorate the founding of the Department of Interior ...
This is a list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the central area of Washington, D.C. For the purposes of this list central Washington, D. C. is defined as all of the Northwest quadrant east of Rock Creek and south of M Street and all of the Southwest quadrant. This includes the National Mall ...
Washington Harbour is a Class-A [7] mixed-use development located at 3000 and 3050 K Street, N.W., in Washington, D.C., in the United States. The southern edge of the development borders the Potomac River on the Georgetown waterfront.
Also, the Fellowship lists C Street Center on its 2007 Form 990 as a related organization through common members, governing bodies, trustees, officers, etc. [15] In 2002, the Los Angeles Times reported that IRS records show that the Fellowship gave C Street Center $450,000 in grants and loans from 1994 to 2002. [7]
The Mary E. Switzer Memorial Building is a federally owned office building located at 330 C Street SW in Washington, D.C. in the United States. The Egyptian Revival structure was originally named the Railroad Retirement Board Building. It was designed by Charles Klauder and Louis A. Simon and completed on September 15, 1940.