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.
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.LandmarkHunter.com | Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse and Repair Facility 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.Current.org | NPR acquires site for new HQ, to move in 2012 J St. calls city for OK to convert telephone warehouse - Washington Business Journal
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
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