Built 1893 Opened 1893 | NRHP Reference # 06000516 Added to NRHP 14 November 2006 | |
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Location 770 M Street, S.E., Washington, D.C. Architectural style Romanesque Revival architecture | ||
The Washington and Georgetown Railroad Car House, also known as the Navy Yard Car Barn, or Blue Castle, is an historic building, located at 770 M Street, Southeast, Washington, D.C. The Romanesque Revival building was designed by Walter C. Root in 1891.
It was a repair shop for the Washington and Georgetown Railroad. With the change from cable cars to electric streetcars, the building was used as a storage. Then the building was used as a bus garage.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 2006. A charter school leases space there. Redevelopment is planned. In 2014, National Community Church bought the property.
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