Volta Laboratory and Bureau Building
The Volta Laboratory and the Volta Bureau were created in Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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”, “Volta Bureau”, “Volta Laboratory”, and “Volta Laboratory and Bureau”
- Address: 1537 35th St NW, Washington, DC 20007
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dumbarton Oaks Estate and Embassy of Ukraine.
Dumbarton Oaks Estate
Museum
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Dumbarton Oaks, formally the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, is a historic estate in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was the residence and gardens of wealthy U.S. diplomat Robert Woods Bliss and his wife Mildred Barnes Bliss. Dumbarton Oaks Estate is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Volta Laboratory and Bureau Building.
Embassy of Ukraine
Government office
Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Embassy of Ukraine in Washington, D.C., is the diplomatic mission of Ukraine to the United States. The embassy is located at 3350 M Street NW, in the heart of Georgetown's commercial district. Embassy of Ukraine is situated 1,900 feet south of Volta Laboratory and Bureau Building.
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Church
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Holy Trinity Catholic Church is a Catholic church run by the Jesuit order that is located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. Holy Trinity Catholic Church is situated 1,000 feet south of Volta Laboratory and Bureau Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burleith and Georgetown.
Burleith
Neighborhood
Photo: Rudi Riet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.’s Northwest quadrant. It is bordered by 35th Street NW to the east, Reservoir Road NW and the historic Georgetown district to the south, Whitehaven Park to the north, and Glover-Archbold Park to the west.
Georgetown
Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.
Glover Park
Suburb
Photo: Nathanael Greene, Public domain.
Glover Park is a neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C., about a half mile north of Georgetown and just west of the United States Naval Observatory and Number One Observatory Circle.
Volta Laboratory and Bureau Building
- Categories: laboratory, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.90988° or 38° 54′ 36″ northLongitude
-77.0688° or 77° 4′ 8″ westElevation
151 feet (46 metres)Inception
1893Open location code
87C4WW5J+XFOpenStreetMap ID
way 66347786OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Volta Laboratory and Bureau Building” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مختبر ومكتب فولتا”
- French: “Volta Laboratory and Bureau”
- Japanese: “ボルタ研究所”
- Spanish: “Laboratorio de Alexander Graham Bell”
- Spanish: “Laboratorio de Bell”
- Spanish: “Laboratorio Volta”
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