Naval Observatory, [Washington, D.C., 8/18/24]

ID: 2923 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Creator: National Photo Company ~ Date: [1924 August 18]

This file appears in: Superintendent's Residence (Admiral's House), U.S. Naval Observatory

Naval Observatory, [Washington, D.C., 8/18/24] — No known restrictions on publication.

Photograph shows the United States Naval Observatory, 3450 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.

This file appears in: Superintendent's Residence (Admiral's House), U.S. Naval Observatory

Superintendent's Residence (Admiral's House), U.S. Naval Observatory

The Queen Anne style house located at Number One Observatory Circle was designed by Leon Dessez and constructed in 1893 as the U.S. Naval Observatory's (USNO's) Superintendent's Residence. Thirty years later, in 1923, the home became the residence…