Lockkeeper's House, C & O Canal Extension
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The Lockkeeper's House, C & O Canal Extension is an historic building at the eastern terminus of the C & O Canal.
It is located at 17th Street, and Constitution Avenue
, Northwest, Washington, D.C.
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The house was abandoned in 1855, and fell into disrepair. In 1903, the building was partially renovated, and used as Park Police headquarters.
On July 4 1928, a plaque was erected by the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks.
In 1940, the first floor of the building was used as rest rooms.
It is now used as storage.
It is located at 17th Street, and Constitution Avenue
Constitution Avenue
In Washington, D.C., Constitution Avenue is a major east-west street running just north of the United States Capitol in the city's Northwest and Northeast quadrants...
, Northwest, Washington, D.C.
History
The C & O canal was extended between 1832 and 1833, to connect to the Washington City CanalWashington City Canal
The Washington City Canal operated from 1815 until the mid-1850s in Washington, D.C. The canal connected the Anacostia River, called the "Eastern Branch" at that time, to Tiber Creek, the Potomac River, and later the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal...
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The house was abandoned in 1855, and fell into disrepair. In 1903, the building was partially renovated, and used as Park Police headquarters.
On July 4 1928, a plaque was erected by the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks.
In 1940, the first floor of the building was used as rest rooms.
It is now used as storage.
External links
- http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0001030.htm
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootbearwdc/2952691621/
- http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM8BMJ
- http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/06/lock-keepers-house-on-constitution-ave/
- http://wikimapia.org/1006647/Old-Canal-Lock-Keeper-s-House