The Army and Navy Club (ANC) is a

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located at 901 17th Street NW,

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The Army and Navy Club Building is one of the tallest buildings in the city of Washington.

History

The club was founded in December 1885 as the United Service Club.Washington Talk: Army and Navy Club: Quiet Place for Cards and Shaping History
. ''The New York Times''. January 8, 1988."Clubs and Club Life". ''The Washington Post''. December 20, 1891. p. 12. At the time, membership was limited to officers who had served during wartime. It had a few rooms in a building at the corner of F and 14th streets NW. A few years later, it extended its membership eligibility to all officers and ex-officers of the Army, Navy, and Marines. The club changed its name to The Army and Navy Club in 1891. Its building was designed by

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and the construction was supervised by

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. The building was completed and officially opened on August 9, 1912."Club in New Home: Army and Navy Members Move to Sound of Bugle". ''The Washington Post''. August 10, 1912. p. 7. In the mid-1980s, the interior of the building was gutted, although the facade was retained and the original chandeliers were saved.Schwinn, Beth (February 2, 1987). "Work Finished on Army and Navy Club". ''The Washington Post''. p. F24/ The building was also expanded with a high-rise section, and the work on the building was completed in February 1987. The expanded Club's dedication ceremony was scheduled for January 7, 1988, but it was delayed due to a snowstorm that dropped 10 inches of snow on the city. The dedication ceremony was rescheduled for on January 12, 1988, at which time

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formally dedicated the building.

Building and facilities

The Army and Navy Club Library is one of the oldest private libraries in the District of Columbia. The library has close to 20,000 volumes and provides an outstanding source of information on military history and the latest news. The club includes dining rooms, guest rooms, meeting rooms, squash facilities, and a gym. The building is a high-rise building, at least in

The building rises 12

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and in height. As of July 2008, the structure stands as the 24th-tallest building in the city, tied in rank with

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, the Republic Building, 1010 Mass,

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and The Watergate Hotel and Office Building. It was formerly a seven-story building, completed in 1912. The additions to the original building were designed by architectural firm Shalom Baranes Associates and was completed in 1987. The Army and Navy Club Building is an example of

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, and is classified as a mixed use building; it is composed mostly of office space, with of commercial area, but also contains a clubhouse for The Army and Navy Club that includes a conference center, restaurant, hotel rooms and fitness center. The three

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levels are used as

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, containing a 177-lot parking garage.

Notable members

* William Herbert Bixby *

Carl Rogers Darnall Brigadier General Carl Rogers Darnall (December 25, 1867, in Weston, Texas – January 18, 1941, in Washington, D.C.) was a United States Army chemist and surgeon credited with originating the technique of liquid chlorination of drinking ...

* William Fullam * Frank L. Greene *

Charles Willauer Kutz Charles Willauer Kutz (October 14, 1870, in Reading, Pennsylvania – January 25, 1951, in Washington, D.C.) was an American brigadier general in the Army Corps of Engineers and the longest serving District of Columbia Engineer Commissioner in ...

Marquis Who's Who, Inc. ''Who Was Who in American History, the Military''. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. P. 314 *

John Porter Merrell Rear Admiral John Porter Merrell (7 September 1846 – 8 December 1916) was an officer in the United States Navy. He served in the Spanish–American War and as the 11th President of the Naval War College. Naval career Merrell was born in Auburn, ...

* Wilds P. Richardson * Cornelius V. S. Roosevelt *

John Schofield John McAllister Schofield (; September 29, 1831 – March 4, 1906) was an American soldier who held major commands during the American Civil War. He was appointed U.S. Secretary of War (1868–1869) under President Andrew Johnson and later serve ...

Charles Brewster Wheeler Charles Brewster Wheeler (May 3, 1865 – April 11, 1946) was a career officer in the United States Army. An 1887 graduate of the United States Military Academy, he was a veteran of the Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, and World ...

Robert Wynne Robert John Wynne (November 18, 1851 – March 11, 1922) was an American who served as United States Postmaster General from 1904 to 1905, and as Consul General at the American embassy in the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1910. He was also a ...

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Building and facilities

Notable members

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