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After the Burning of Washington in 1814, Tingey recommended that the height of the eastern wall be increased to ten feet (3 m) because of the fire and subsequent looting. The north wall of the Yard was built in 1809 along with a guardhouse, now known as the Latrobe Gate. The following year, two additional lots were purchased. The original boundaries that were established in 1800, along 9th and M Street SE, are still marked by a white brick wall that surrounds the Yard on the north and east sides. Latrobe Gate, the ceremonial entrance to the Navy Yard

The Yard was built under the direction of Benjamin Stoddert, the first Secretary of the Navy, under the supervision of the Yard's first commandant, Commodore Thomas Tingey, who served in that capacity for 29 years.

It is the oldest shore establishment of the U.S. The Washington Navy Yard was established on October 2, 1799, the date the property was transferred to the Navy. The land was purchased under an Act of Congress on July 23, 1799. See also: History of the United States Navy and History of Washington, D.C.

Navy yard to national war college washington dc