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Commandant's Office, Washington Navy Yard
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Latrobe Gate
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Quarters A, Washington Navy Yard
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Quarters B, Washington Navy Yard
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USS BARRY (DD-933)

Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1814/08/24 74-gun frigate Columbia which was within a few weeks of being launched and gunboat Argus in the final stages are burned by American troops. The nearly completed schooner Lynx survived. Battle of Bladensburg
1814/08/24 Navy Yard's commander, Commodore Thomas Tingey, is told by the Secretary of the Navy to burn the yard and the 3 ships in various stages of completion to prevent them from falling into enemy hands. Battle of Bladensburg
1824/10/16 Marquis de Lafayette Nation's Guest Gilbert du Motier tours the Washington Navy Yard. Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America
1825/01/02 Marquis de Lafayette National Guest Lafayette inspects the frigate BRANDYWINE as she is equipped for service. Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America
1825/09/00 Marquis de Lafayette Guest of Honor Lafayette tours the Navy Yard before heading to Arlington to dine with Mrs Custis. Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America
1844/04/13 John Tyler Witness Using electric current, Samuel Colt demonstrates the effectiveness of his underwater electric mine to President John Tyler and his cabinet by blowing up a schooner on the Potomac River off the Washington Navy Yard.
1844/04/13 Samuel Colt Inventor Using electric current, Samuel Colt demonstrates the effectiveness of his underwater electric mine to President John Tyler and his cabinet by blowing up a schooner on the Potomac River off the Washington Navy Yard.
1847/00/00 John A Dahlgren Military Lieutenant Dahlgren is assigned to ordnance duty at the Washington Navy Yard
1854/00/00 John A Dahlgren Inventor John A Dahlgren develops a bottle-shaped cannon with a thick breech to absorb the extreme pressure created by large powder charges. Invention of the Cannon
1862/09/00 USS MONITOR is overhauled at the Washington Naval Yard. USS MONITOR (wreck) USS Monitor's Final Voyage
1862/12/06 Abraham Lincoln Commander in Chief President Abraham Lincoln inspects the USS PASSAIC, a single turreted coastal monitor, with members of his cabinet.
1867/00/00 John Surratt Conspirator The USS SWATARA, with prisoner John Surratt, arrives at the Washington Navy Yard. Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
1921/11/09 At the mouth of the Potomac River, the battleship NORTH DAKOTA and the destroyer BERRNADOU join the OLYMPIA as she steams to the Washington Navy Yard. After transferring the remains ashore, the cruiser fires her guns in salute. Establishing the Tomb of the Unknown US Soldier
1939/06/09 Roosevelts and the royals sail from the Navy Yard on the presidential yacht Potomac to Mount Vernon. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth State Visit of Canada

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Particulars for Washington Navy Yard:
Architectural Style American Colonial Revival
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Owner Federal
Structure Type Fortification
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Industry
Architectural Style Late Victorian
Area of Significance Military
Locale Type Military Base
Historic Use Military facility
Level of Significance National
Historic Use Naval Facility



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 73002124
Resource Type:
Owner: Federal
Architect: Latrobe,Benjamin; et al.
Architectural Style: Colonial revival, Late victorian
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Military, Architecture, Industry
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Significant Year: 1800
Historic Function: Defense
Historic Sub-Function: Naval facility, Military facility
Current Function: Defense, Government
Current Sub-Function: Military facility Government office

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