Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse and Repair Facility
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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.
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.
It was leased with an option to purchase, by the Smithsonian Institution
. It is being redeveloped as a future home of National Public Radio. A new office tower of 10 to 12 stories will be built behind the historic façade.
North Capitol Street
North Capitol Street is a street in Washington, D.C. that separates the Northwest and Northeast quadrants of the city. The street begins at D Street due north of the United States Capitol and continues northward 4½ miles to Nicholson Street where it is interrupted by Fort Slocum Park and the...
, Northeast, Washington, D.C., in the NoMa
Noma
Noma may refer to:* NOMA * Noma * Noma * Noma, Florida, United States* NoMa, Washington, D.C., United States* Noma pony* Noma Prize, a group of Japanese literary awards* New Orleans Museum of Art...
neighborhood.
History
It was built in 1927.It housed C & P Telephone Company
C&P Telephone
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, usually known as C&P Telephone, was a d/b/a name for four Bell Operating Companies providing service to Washington, D.C., Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia....
’s fleet of repair trucks, and telephone overhaul shop.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
, in 2006.
It was leased with an option to purchase, by the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
. It is being redeveloped as a future home of National Public Radio. A new office tower of 10 to 12 stories will be built behind the historic façade.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington, D.C.National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington, D.C.This is a list of properties and districts in the District of Columbia on the National Register of Historic Places. There are more than 500 listings, including 74 National Historic Landmarks of the United States and another 13 places otherwise designated as historic sites of national importance by...
- Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company BuildingChesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company BuildingThe Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Building is an historic structure located in Downtown Washington, D.C. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.-History:...
- Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Old Main BuildingChesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Old Main BuildingThe Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Old Main Building is an historic structure located in Downtown Washington, D.C. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.-History:...
External links
- http://dcmud.blogspot.com/2009/06/npr-to-start-work-on-noma-home.html
- http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/histpres/decisions.cfm
- http://www.nomabid.org/newsletter/mar08/