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

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The Bixby

Then & Now

— Capitol Riverfront —

The Bixby Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 24, 2019

1. The Bixby Marker

Inscription. Formerly the site of the Arthur Capper Senior Citizens Facility, the Bixby was completed in 2016 as part of the Arthur Capper Carrollsburg HOPE VI redevelopment and includes a mix of affordable and market rate apartments. The senior center originally at this location was built in 1958, closed in 1973 due to surrounding crime and vandalism, and then reopened in 1981 as a 292-unit building for low-income senior citizens. The last residents moved out in early 2007 to a newer facility in the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood, but the Bixby didn't break ground until 2014 when financing was in place. Developed by the DC Housing Authority, Urban Atlantic, and Forest City Washington now Brookland Properties, The Bixby spans the entire block of L Street, SE between 6th and 7th Streets and sits adjacent to a surface parking lot currently planned as an office project.

Erected 2019 by Capitol Riverfront. (Marker Number 18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the DC, Then and Now: Capitol Riverfront series

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list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1958.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 38° 52.367′ N, 77° 0.091′ W. Marker was in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It was in Navy Yard. It could be reached from Water Street Southeast west of 4th Street Southeast, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 301 Water Street Southeast, Washington DC 20003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American Northeast,

in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it was in 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 location: The River in Focus (within shouting distance of this marker); Radio Towers (within shouting distance of this marker); Lumber Shed - Movement of Materials (within shouting distance of this marker); Mildred Belle (about 300

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feet away, measured in a direct line); The Lumber Shed Building (about 300 feet away); Boiler House (about 300 feet away); Lumber Shed - Form and Function (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.

Other markers no longer nearby. USDOT (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Lumber Shed (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Twelve12 (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Audi Field (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Dock 79 (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Yards Park (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Nationals Park (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 1221 Van (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 99M (was a few steps from this marker 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 October 24, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 223 times since then and 14 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 24, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.