Old Naval Observatory
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| National Register of Historic Places | |||
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| location | Washington, DC | ||
| Coordinates | 38 ° 53 '42 " N , 77 ° 3' 7" W | ||
| NRHP number | 66000864 | ||
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| The NRHP added | October 15, 1966 | ||
| Declared as an NHL | January 12, 1965 | ||
The Old Naval Observatory is a former observatory in Washington, DC that was used by the United States Navy from 1844 to 1893 . Under the direction of Matthew Fontaine Maury , it has become one of the most internationally recognized research institutes in the field of oceanography .
The building remained in the possession of the Navy, which operated the Naval Museum of Hygiene there from 1894 to 1902 . It was used as a hospital from 1903 and remained in use until the National Naval Medical Center was completed in 1942. Until 2012 it was an administrative building of the Surgeon General of the United States Navy , since then the building has belonged to the United States Department of State . At least at times, the building's premises were used as apartments, including for US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and James Mattis . The building is generally not open to the public.
It has been a National Historic Landmark since January 12, 1965 . On October 15, 1966, the entry in the National Register of Historic Places followed .
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Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Thomas L. Snyder: A new lease on life for the Old Naval Observatory. In: The Washington Post. December 30, 2011, accessed December 30, 2018 .
- ^ Gardiner Harris, Eric Schmitt: To Secure Better Housing, Top Diplomat Pulls Rank on the Military. In: The New York Times. September 7, 2018, accessed on December 30, 2018 (English): “Mr. Mattis now has the same house that Mr. Gates once used, paying $ 3,383.10 in monthly rent from an annual salary of about $ 200,000. Mr. Pompeo earns a similar amount. "
- ↑ Bob Woodward: Fear . 1st edition. Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-498-07408-1 (American English: Fear . 2018.).
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↑ National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Old Naval Observatory ( Memento of the original dated June 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: District of Columbia. National Park Service , accessed July 19, 2019.
- ↑ Old Naval Observatory in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 5, 2017.
