Old Naval Observatory
Old Naval Observatory | |
N.W., Washington, D.C. | |
| Coordinates | 38°53′42″N 77°03′05″W / 38.895103°N 77.0514428°W |
|---|---|
| Built | 1844 |
| Architect | James Gilliss |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000864 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL | January 12, 1965[2] |
The Old Naval Observatory is a historic site at 23rd and E Street in
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.[2][3]
History
Observatory
The observatory operated from 1844 to 1893 when it was closed in favor of a new U.S. Naval Observatory facility on Massachusetts Avenue.[4] The Moons of Mars were discovered from this site in 1877.
The building and grounds were retained by the U.S. Navy, which first used it to house the Naval Museum of Hygiene from 1894 to 1902.
Beginning in 1903, the Naval Medical Hospital was constructed on the grounds, and it remained in use until 1942, when hospital operations were transferred to the
The U.S. Public Health Service Hygienic Laboratory, later the National Institutes of Health, moved to the campus in 1904 from the Marine Hospital in Stapleton, Staten Island. Five buildings would be built: the North Building in 1904, an animal house in 1915, the Central Building in 1919, and the Administration and South Buildings in 1934. In 1938, NIH moved to a new campus in Bethesda, Maryland.[5]
The facility housed the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery from 1942 until 2012.[5][6] The Office of Strategic Services was located on the campus as was the Central Intelligence Agency until 1961.[5]
In 1963, multiple buildings were demolished to construct the
Department of State
The grounds and observatory are closed to the public. The entire Navy Hill is being transferred to the
In 2014, the Department of State began expanding into the Navy Hill. A joint venture consisting of the architectural firms of Goody, Clancy and the Louis Berger Group won a $2.5 million contract in January 2014 to begin planning the renovation of the buildings on the 11.8-acre (4.8 ha) Navy Hill campus.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Old Naval Observatory". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ Blanche H. Schroer and Steven H. Lewis (March 3, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Old Naval Observatory". National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) and Accompanying nine photos, exterior and interior, from 1873, 1975, and undated - ^ a b Inci A. Bowman (September 13, 2006). "Historic Medical Sites in the Washington, DC Area". National Library of Medicine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c d Harden, Victoria A.; Lyons, Michele (2018-02-27). "NIH's Early Homes". The NIH Catalyst. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ Pilip-Florea, Shonona. "Navy Medicine Headquarters Moves to Falls Church, Va." America's Navy May 30, 2012 Accessed 2014-05-16.
- ^ Sernovitz, Daniel J. "Boston Firm Picked for State Department Consolidation." Washington Business Journal. January 14, 2014. Accessed 2014-01-14.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DC-341, "Old Naval Observatory, Twenty-Third & E Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC", 2 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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