National Historic Landmark · Washington, District of Columbia

Castle Gatehouse, Washington Aqueduct

A listed building in Washington, District of Columbia, built 1899. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.

Castle Gatehouse, Washington Aqueduct
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressNear jct. of Reservoir Rd. and MacArthur Blvd., NW., Washington, DC
CountyDistrict of Columbia County
ListedMar 13, 1975
Reference number75002048
Built1899
ArchitectUnited States Army Corps of Engineers
DesignationsDistrict of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites, National Historic Landmark District contributing property
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

StreetNear jct. of Reservoir Rd. and MacArthur Blvd., NW.
Coordinates38.91094, -77.08974 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 75002048. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.