United States War Department building

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government building headquarters

The United States War Department building was a key federal military administration headquarters in Washington, D.C., that became historically notable as one of the government structures targeted during the Burning of Washington in the War of 1812.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
War Department Building, Washington, D.C.	2
War Department Square (historical) in Washington, D.C.	1

Statements (25)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government building ⓘ headquarters ⓘ
architecturalStyle	early federal-era office building ⓘ
associatedWith	United States Army ⓘ Secretary of War ⓘ surface form: United States Secretary of War
category	Former federal buildings in Washington, D.C. ⓘ War of 1812 sites in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
conflict	War of 1812 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
damagedDuring	Burning of Washington ⓘ
function	headquarters of the United States War Department ⓘ
governmentBranchServed	executive branch of the United States ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 19th century ⓘ
locatedIn	United States Capitol Complex ⓘ surface form: United States Capitol complex Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedNear	White House ⓘ surface form: President's House (White House) United States Capitol ⓘ
locatedOn	United States War Department building self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: War Department Square (historical) in Washington, D.C.
occupant	United States Department of War ⓘ
partOf	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
significance	key federal military administration headquarters ⓘ
significantEvent	Burning of Washington ⓘ
targetedIn	Burning of Washington ⓘ surface form: British attack on Washington, D.C. (1814)
use	federal government offices ⓘ military administration ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States War Department building → locatedOn → United States War Department building self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: War Department Square (historical) in Washington, D.C.

United States Department of War → locationHeadquarters → United States War Department building ⓘ

this entity surface form: War Department Building, Washington, D.C.

Secretary of War → seat → United States War Department building ⓘ

this entity surface form: War Department Building, Washington, D.C.

Burning of Washington → target → United States War Department building ⓘ