National Historic Landmark · Washington, District of Columbia
Washington Aqueduct
A listed structure in Washington, District of Columbia, built 1864. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | 5900 MacArthur Blvd., NW, Washington, DC |
| County | District of Columbia County |
| Listed | Sep 8, 1973 |
| Reference number | 73002123 |
| Built | 1864 |
| Architect | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings, 7 structures |
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
| Street | 5900 MacArthur Blvd., NW |
| Coordinates | 38.90427, -78.22344 · Directions ↗ |
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Reference
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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 73002123. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.