Site of the National Bureau of Standards

Site of the National Bureau of Standards (HM25NC)

Location: Washington, DC 20008
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N 38° 56.72', W 77° 3.866'

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Forest Hills Neighborhood Art on Call


Forest Hills Neighborhood
Art on Call

Site of
The National Bureau of Standards

In 1901, the National Bureau of Standards began developing a large complex of 89 buildings on 70 acres west of Connecticut Avenue near this site. The NBS was devoted to testing new materials and establishing industry standards. The NBS physicists developed radio technology, which led to guiding airplanes with radio waves.

This artistic work reflects the history of technological scientific research in the Van Ness neighborhood and natural beauty of Rock Creek Park.

Artists: Anna Glist, Burke School

Art on Call is sponsored by Cultural Tourism DC,
the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities,
the District Department of Transportation
and Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development.

Additional Sponsors: Councilmember Mary Cheh,
Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3F,
The Forest Hills Neighborhood Alliance,
and Duron and Sherwin-Williams Paint.

The Call Boxes in Forest Hills are located at Albemarle and 30th Street, Albemarle and Linnean, Connecticut and Tilden, Connecticut and Windom, Ellicott and 30th Place, Tilden and Linnean, and the 2900 block of Upton Street.
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HM NumberHM25NC
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Placed ByCultural Tourism DC
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Date Added Sunday, February 25th, 2018 at 7:02am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 321091 N 4312736
Decimal Degrees38.94533333, -77.06443333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 56.72', W 77° 3.866'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 56' 43.2" N, 77° 3' 51.96" W
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Area Code(s)202
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4250 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC 20008, US
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