Old North (Washington, D.C.)
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Virginia /
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university, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Georgian (architecture), 1790s construction
One of the oldest buildings on campus. Now houses offices for professors in the humanities, among other subjects.
During the early days of the Civil War, student who were southern sympathizers would use the height of the building to send signals on federal troop movements to Confederate forces in Fairfax County using pre-arranged signal flags.
During the early days of the Civil War, student who were southern sympathizers would use the height of the building to send signals on federal troop movements to Confederate forces in Fairfax County using pre-arranged signal flags.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_North_Building
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°54'27"N 77°4'23"W
- The Catholic University of America 7.3 km
- University of Maryland, College Park 14 km
- George Mason University, Fairfax Campus 23 km
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County 50 km
- Towson University 67 km
- University of Maryland Western Maryland Research & Education Center 89 km
- Mount St. Mary's University 90 km
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania 136 km
- University Park 224 km
- Pennsylvania State University 231 km
- Georgetown 1 km
- North Highlands 1.4 km
- Rosslyn 1.5 km
- Theodore Roosevelt Island 1.7 km
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park 2.3 km
- Foggy Bottom 2.3 km
- The Palisades 3 km
- Arlington County, Virginia 3.9 km
- Rock Creek Park 4.5 km
- Fairfax County, Virginia 20 km