| NASA Center: |
Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
61-HQ-5
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| Date : |
10/21/1961
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Title
NASA's First Headquarters
Full Description
The Little White House at 1520 H Street, NW, in Washington, DC
served as NASA Headquarters from 1958 until October 1961. Built
in 1820 by Richard Cutts, in 1837 it became the home of Mrs.
Dolly Payne Madison, wife of President James Madison. Named the
Dolly Madison House, she lived there till her death in 1849. In
1886 the Dolly Madison House became the private Cosmos Club.
After restoration in the early 1960's, the Dolly Madison House
became the offices for the Federal Judicial Center. In 1992 the
Federal Judicial Center switched locations and the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit moved into this historic house.
In the fall of 1961, NASA moved its headquarters to Federal
Building 6 located at 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, in Washington. In
1963 NASA administration expanded into Federal Building 10-B at
600 Independence Avenue, SW and the Reporters Building at
300 7th St., SW. Since 1992, NASA Headquarters has been located
at 300 E Street, SW.
Keywords
Dolly Madison House NASA Headquarters James Madison
Subject Category
NASA Management
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
61-HQ-5
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000092
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
JPEG |
67 |
85 |
10 |
Small |
JPEG |
475 |
602 |
276 |
Medium |
JPEG |
1113 |
1412 |
1,428 |
Large |
JPEG |
2227 |
2824 |
7,241 |
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