Carnegie Institute of Washington, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Brass Foundry, 5241 Broad Branch Drive Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Summary
Significance: This building originally served as a foundry to cast nonferrous materials for tools, measuring instruments, and various fasteners and fittings used in magnetic observations undertaken the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Department of Terrestrial Magnetism.
Survey number: HAER DC-52-B
Building/structure dates: 1914 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1988 Demolished
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Tags
foundries
science
washington city
carnegie
institute
carnegie institute
department
terrestrial
magnetism
terrestrial magnetism
brass
foundry
brass foundry
broad
drive
northwest
broad branch drive northwest
washington dc
district of columbia
gray fitzsimons
shaun j hardy
historic american engineering record
jet lowe
photo
carnegie institution
ultra high resolution
high resolution
cabin
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Hardy, Shaun J, researcher
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
,
38.89181, -77.00950
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html