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

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Twelve12

Then & Now

— Capitol Riverfront —

Twelve12 Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Twelve12 Marker

Inscription. This mixed-use residential building is situated on what was formerly part of the Navy Yard annex, an expansion of the Washington Navy Yard in response to production required for Navy shipbuilding in World Wars I and II. Developed by Forest City Washington and completed in 2014, Twelve12 features 218 apartment units and the neighborhood's first grocery store, Harris Teeter. Other neighborhood "firsts" that are located in Twelve12 include Capitol Riverfront's earliest multi-purpose gym VIDA Fitness and primary vet clinic Banfield Pet Hospital.

Erected 2019 by Capital Riverfront. (Marker Number 19.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, World I • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the DC, Then and Now: Capitol Riverfront series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 38° 52.368′ N, 77° 0.093′ 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

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

Other markers no longer nearby. The Lumber Shed (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Bixby (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); USDOT (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

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(was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Nationals Park (was a few steps from 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 416 times since then and 4 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 24, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.