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Carnegie Institute of Washington, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Brass Foundry, 5241 Broad Branch Drive Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

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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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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Hardy, Shaun J, researcher
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Location

Washington, District of Columbia, United States ,  38.89181, -77.00950
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Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov/
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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

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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