Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse and Repair Facility

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 which houses the headquarters of National Public Radio.

Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse and Repair Facility
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1111 North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°54′15.48″N 77°0′32.4″W
Built	1927
Architect	McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	06001159[1]
Added to NRHP	May 14, 2007[2]

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 was redeveloped with new construction as the fourth headquarters building of National Public Radio, which opened in April 2013. A new office tower of 10 to 12 stories was built behind the historic façade.^[4][5]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington, D.C.
• Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Building
• Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Old Main Building