Marine Barracks Washington

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United States Marine Corps installation historic district military barracks

Marine Barracks Washington is the historic U.S. Marine Corps post in Washington, D.C., serving as the Corps’ oldest active installation and ceremonial center.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Marine Barracks Washington Evening Parade 1
Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. 1
Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Marine Corps installation ⓘ
historic district ⓘ
military barracks ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 8th & I ⓘ
Marine Barracks Washington ⓘ
surface form: Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.
architecturalStyle Federal architecture ⓘ
controlledBy United States Marine Corps ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
foundedBy Commandant William Ward Burrows ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
surface form: President Thomas Jefferson
garrison United States Marine Corps ⓘ
hasDesignation National Historic Landmark ⓘ
hasMotto The Oldest Post of the Corps ⓘ
hasPart Commandant’s House ⓘ
band hall ⓘ
barracks buildings ⓘ
officers’ quarters ⓘ
parade ground ⓘ
hasUse ceremonial center of the United States Marine Corps ⓘ
headquarters for the Commandant of the Marine Corps ⓘ
headquarters for the Marine Corps Institute (historically) ⓘ
headquarters for the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps ⓘ
parade ground for ceremonial events ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark ⓘ
surface form: National Historic Landmark of the United States
heritageDesignationDate 1976 ⓘ
housesUnit Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon ⓘ
surface form: Marine Corps Body Bearers

Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon ⓘ
United States Marine Band ⓘ
United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps ⓘ
inception 1801 ⓘ
isOldestActivePostOf United States Marine Corps ⓘ
locatedIn Capitol Hill ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
maintainedBy United States Marine Corps ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
operatedBy United States Marine Corps ⓘ
partOf Headquarters Marine Corps ⓘ
proximityTo United States Capitol ⓘ
Washington Navy Yard ⓘ
significantEvent continuous active use since 1801 ⓘ
streetAddress 8th and I Streets SE ⓘ
usedFor Evening Parade ⓘ
Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
surface form: Sunset Parade (historically before relocation to the Marine Corps War Memorial)

military funerals support ⓘ
public military ceremonies ⓘ
state arrival ceremonies ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Barracks Row → adjacentTo → Marine Barracks Washington ⓘ
Marine Barracks Washington → alsoKnownAs → Marine Barracks Washington ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.
Capitol Hill → contains → Marine Barracks Washington ⓘ
Southeast Washington, D.C. → contains → Marine Barracks Washington ⓘ
Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon → garrison → Marine Barracks Washington ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Barracks Washington, D.C.
United States Marine Band → headquartersLocation → Marine Barracks Washington ⓘ
Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon → partOf → Marine Barracks Washington ⓘ
Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon → performsAt → Marine Barracks Washington ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Barracks Washington Evening Parade