Quarters A - Washington Navy Yard

Tingey House, officially known as Quarters A, is the official residence of the Chief of Naval Operations of the United States Navy. Built in 1804, it is located at the in , and is part of the Yard's historic Officers Quarters.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: Quarters A, building in Washington Navy Yard
  • Also known as: “Commandants House”, “Quarters A”, and “Tingey House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of the United States Navy and United States Capitol.

Museum
Photo: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain.
The , or U.S. Navy Museum for short, is the flagship of the United States Navy and is located in the former Breech Mechanism Shop of the old Naval Gun Factory on the grounds of the in , United States. is situated 880 feet south of Quarters A - Washington Navy Yard.

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The , often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Quarters A - Washington Navy Yard.

Building
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The is a historic gatehouse located at the in Southeast Washington, D.C. Built in 1806 and substantially altered in 1881, the ceremonial entrance to the U.S. Navy's oldest shore establishment is an example of Greek Revival and Italianate architecture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Anacostia.

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is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.

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is the popular name for the huge swathe of consisting of the many neighborhoods east of the River. Its heart, in the small, historic neighborhood of , is immediately across the Frederick Douglass Bridge from the Nationals Ballpark.

Neighborhood
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is a working class and middle class residential neighborhood in southeast , United States. It is bounded by Interstate 295, Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Minnesota Avenue SE, Naylor Road SE, and Good Hope Road SE.

Quarters A - Washington Navy Yard

Latitude
38.87622° or 38° 52′ 34″ north
Longitude
-76.9947° or 76° 59′ 41″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
87C5V2G4+F4
Geo­Names ID
4140109
Wiki­data ID
Q24887615
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Persian—“Quarters A - Washington Navy Yard” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “廷吉府”
  • Japanese: “ティンゲイ・ハウス”
  • Persian: “تینگی هاوس”

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