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Volta Bureau, 1537 Thirty-fifth Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

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Volta Bureau, 1537 Thirty-fifth Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

description

Summary

Significance: The Volta Bureau was founded and endowed by Alexander Graham Bell for "the increase and diffusion of knowledge relating to the deaf." Its headquarters building is unique in the Georgetown area because of its Academic Revival design.
Survey number: HABS DC-245
Building/structure dates: 1894 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001436

date_range

Date

1933 - 1970

person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator

Peabody & Stearns

Bell, Alexander Graham

Hitz, John

place

Location

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.91152, -77.01892

Google Map of 38.9115223, -77.0189209

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Source

Library of Congress

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