Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse and Repair Facility
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| Location | 1111 North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′15.48″N 77°0′32.4″W / 38.9043000°N 77.009000°W |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 06001159[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 14, 2007[2] |
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse and Repair Facility is an Art Deco industrial building, located at 1111 North Capitol Street, Northeast, Washington, D.C., in the NoMa neighborhood which houses the headquarters of National Public Radio.
History
[edit]It was built in 1927. It housed C & P Telephone Company’s fleet of repair trucks, and telephone overhaul shop.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, in 2006.[3] It was leased with an option to purchase, by the Smithsonian Institution. It was redeveloped with new construction as the fourth headquarters building of National Public Radio, which opened in April 2013. A new office tower of 10 to 12 stories was built behind the historic façade.[4][5]
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington, D.C.
- Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Building
- Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Old Main Building
References
[edit]- ^ National Register of Historical Places - DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DC), District of Columbia County
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ LandmarkHunter.com | Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse and Repair Facility
- ^ Current.org | NPR acquires site for new HQ, to move in 2012 Archived May 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ J St. calls city for OK to convert telephone warehouse - Washington Business Journal
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