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Navy Yard in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The Lumber Shed Building

 
 
The Lumber Shed Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 15, 2018
1. The Lumber Shed Building Marker
Inscription.
Concrete Structures Constructed: 1918-1919
Wooden Roof & Trusses Constructed: 1953
Renovation of Historic Building Completed: 2013
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.
 
Location. 38° 52.417′ N, 77° 0.087′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Navy Yard. It can be reached from Water Street Southeast east of 3rd Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 Water Street Southeast, Washington DC 20003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Boiler House (a few steps from this marker); Lumber Shed - Movement of Materials
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(a few steps from this marker); Lumber Shed - Form and Function (within shouting distance of this marker); Radio Towers (within shouting distance of this marker); Crane Runway (within shouting distance of this marker); The River in Focus (about 300 feet away); Foundry (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. 1221 Van (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Yards Park (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Twelve12 (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Bixby (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Lumber Shed (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); USDOT (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Audi Field (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 99M (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now
The Lumber Shed Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 15, 2018
2. The Lumber Shed Building Marker
near it); Dock 79 (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 422 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 15, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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