Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse and Repair Facility

Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse and Repair Facility
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse and Repair Facility
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse and Repair Facility is located in Washington, D.C.
Location: 1111 North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates: 38°54′15.48″N 77°0′32.4″W / 38.9043°N 77.009°W / 38.9043; -77.009Coordinates: 38°54′15.48″N 77°0′32.4″W / 38.9043°N 77.009°W / 38.9043; -77.009
Built: 1927
Architect: McKenzie,Voorhees & Gmelin
Architectural style: Art Deco
Governing body: private
NRHP Reference#: 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.

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History

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 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.[4][5]

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