Volta Laboratory and Bureau Building

The Volta Laboratory and the Volta Bureau were created in neighborhood of , by Alexander Graham Bell. The Volta Laboratory was founded in 1880–1881 with Charles Sumner Tainter and Bell's cousin, Chichester Bell, for the research and development of telecommunication, phonograph and other technologies.
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  • Type: Historic building
  • Description: U.S. National Historic Landmark research laboratory
  • Also known as: “Alexander Graham Bell Lab”, “Alexander Graham Bell Laboratory”, “Laboratorio de Alexander Graham Bell”, “Laboratorio de Bell”, “Volta Bureau”, “Volta Laboratory”, and “Volta Laboratory and Bureau”
  • Address: 1537 35th St NW, Washington, DC 20007

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Georgetown University and Dumbarton Oaks Estate.

University
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is a private Jesuit research university in , United States. is situated 1,600 feet west of Volta Laboratory and Bureau Building.

Museum
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Dumbarton Oaks, formally the Dumbarton Oaks Research… is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Volta Laboratory and Bureau Building.

Church
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is a church run… is situated 1,000 feet south of Volta Laboratory and Bureau Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burleith and Georgetown.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in ’s Northwest quadrant.

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is a neighborhood in …

Neighborhood
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, also known as Village…

Volta Laboratory and Bureau Building

Latitude
38.90988° or 38° 54′ 36″ north
Longitude
-77.0688° or 77° 4′ 8″ west
Elevation
151 feet (46 metres)
Established
1893
Open location code
87C4WW5J+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 66347786
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Geo­Names ID
4140895
Wiki­data ID
Q7940714
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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Glover Park and Rosslyn.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: lexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Alexander Melville Bell House.

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