Washington Navy Yard, Tingey House (Commandant's House)
- Year
- 1804
- Style
- Georgian
- City
- Washington, DC
Tingey House, also called Quarters A or the Commandant's House, is the official residence of the Chief of Naval Operations at the Washington Navy Yard. Built in 1804, it was named for Commodore Thomas Tingey, the yard's first commandant and the house's first resident, and it stands just east of the Latrobe Gate as part of the historic Officers Quarters known as Admirals' Row.
the building
Room by room. Per a 1970s National Register nomination, the first floor holds a dining room, library, kitchen, and two parlors; the second floor has four bedrooms, and the attic contains two more chambers. A porte-cochere and an enclosed porch wrap the south and east sides of the two-and-a-half-story, gable-roofed house.
Admirals' Row. Tingey House adjoins Leutze Park, the Navy Yard's parade ground, as part of a row of historic homes still used as official residences for senior Navy officers and their families.
the style
Built in 1804 in the Georgian style, Tingey House predates most of the grander revival-style residences later built across the city, making it one of Washington's earlier surviving examples of the form.
More on Georgiansignificance
Tingey House carries a dual DC Historic Landmark designation (#L_0298 and #L_0303) and is both a National Register contributing property and separately listed. It remains in continuous use as a residence for the Chief of Naval Operations.
nearby
- Latrobe Gate
- Washington Navy Yard
- Washington and Georgetown Railroad Car House
- Marine Barracks and Band Hall
- Christ Church
- Old Naval Hospital (Temporary Home for Veterans of All Wars)