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The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse and Repair Facility is an Art Deco industrial building, located at 1111
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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
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, in 2006. It was leased with an option to purchase, by the
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. It was redeveloped with new construction as the fourth headquarters building of
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, which opened in April 2013. A new office tower of 10 to 12 stories was built behind the historic façade.J St. calls city for OK to convert telephone warehouse - Washington Business Journal
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Building The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Building is a historic structure located in Downtown Washington, D.C. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. History This was the third building C&P Telephone built in dow ...
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Old Main Building The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Old Main Building is a historic structure located in Downtown Washington, D.C. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. History As the number of businesses in Washington inc ...


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