Watergate Gallery & Frame Design
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Ruby Slippers
A museum on Constitution Ave NW, in the middle of things: 304 places within a five-minute walk. One of 303 arts & culture in Washington.
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On the National Register since 1966
PHILADELPHIA (gundelo)
PHILADELPHIA (gundelo) was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 15, 1966, and named a National Historic Landmark on Jan 20, 1961. It is significant for its historic - non-aboriginal and military at the national level.
USS Philadelphia was a 3-gun gundalow of the Continental Navy. She was constructed from July–August 1776 for service during the American Revolutionary War. Manned by Continental Army soldiers, she was part of a fleet under the command of General Benedict Arnold that fought against the British Royal Navy in the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain. Philadelphia was sunk during the battle on 11 October 1776.
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Address1400 Constitution Ave NW · 20560
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NeighborhoodNATIONAL MALL
Phone(202) 633-3383
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Address
1400 Constitution Ave NW
Hours
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Phone
(202) 633-3383
Website
http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35&objkey=132
Status
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.