Watergate
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Watergate complex in Washington, D. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of C.
Location:	Washington, D.C.
Area:	Foggy Bottom
Built/Founded:	1962
Architect:	Moretti, Luigi; Timchenko, Boris, et al. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
Architectural style(s):	Modern Movement
Added to NRHP:	October 12, 2005
NRHP Reference#:	05000540 [1]
Governing body:	Private

The Watergate complex is an office-apartment-hotel complex built in 1967 in northwest Washington, D.C., best known for being the site of burglaries that led to the Watergate scandal and the resignation of President Richard Nixon. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Northwest (also written as NW or NW) is the northwestern quadrant of Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by

Location

The Watergate complex is a superblock bounded on the north by Virginia Avenue, on the east by New Hampshire Avenue, on the south by F Street, and on the west by the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway. A city block, urban block or simply block is a central element of Urban planning and Urban design. Virginia Avenue is a street in the Northwest, Southwest, and Southeast quadrants of Washington D New Hampshire Avenue is a diagonal street in Washington DC, beginning at the Kennedy Center and extending northeast for about 5 miles (8 km and then continuing The Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, often known simply as the Rock Creek Parkway, is a Parkway maintained by the National Park Service as part of It is in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood overlooking the Potomac River, adjacent to the Kennedy Center and the embassy of Saudi Arabia. Foggy Bottom is one of Washington DC 's oldest 19th century Neighborhoods The neighborhood is thought to have been named because as a low-lying area Fog The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid- Atlantic coast of the United States. The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (on the building itself called the John F The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi The nearest Metro station is Foggy Bottom-GWU. Foggy Bottom-GWU is a Washington Metro station in Washington D

History

The Watergate complex was developed by the Italian firm Società Generale Immobiliare, which purchased the 10 acres which constitute the plot of land on the defunct Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in the early 1960s for 10 million US Dollars. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Società Generale Immobiliare ( English: The General Company of Real Estate is the largest Italian real estate and construction company The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal, and occasionally referred to as the " Grand Old Ditch," operated from 1836 until 1924 parallel The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Italian architect Luigi Moretti designed the six buildings on the site: a hotel, two office buildings, three apartment buildings and a retail center. The name of the complex was derived from the terraced step area to the north of the Lincoln Memorial that leads down to the Potomac River. The Lincoln Memorial is a United States Presidential memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid- Atlantic coast of the United States. The steps used to face a floating performance stage on the Potomac River, creating an amphitheater. An amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is an open-air venue for spectator sports concerts rallies or theatrical performances This area was originally planned as the official reception area for all dignitaries arriving in Washington, D. C. by water.

Individual buildings at the Watergate

The complex. The Kennedy Center is visible in the background. The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (on the building itself called the John F The boxy building at middle left is the former Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge, used during the 1972 Watergate burglaries to monitor the break-ins and wiretaps across the street.

The Watergate Hotel is located at 2650 Virginia Avenue NW. It has 250 guest rooms and 146 suites. In 2004, the hotel was purchased by a company planning to turn it into luxury co-ops. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A housing cooperative is a legal entity—usually a Corporation —that owns Real estate, consisting of one or more residential buildings The hotel closed on August 1, 2007 for a $170 million 18-month renovation. ^[2]

The two Watergate Office Buildings are at 600 New Hampshire Avenue NW and 2600 Virginia Avenue NW. In 1972, the Democratic National Committee had its headquarters on the sixth floor of the 11-story 2600 Virginia Avenue building. The Democratic National Committee (DNC is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis On May 28, 1972, a team of burglars working for Nixon's re-election campaign put wiretaps and took photos in and near the DNC chairman's office. The wiretaps were monitored from rooms^[3] at the Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge hotel across the street at 2601 Virginia Avenue NW. (The hotel is now owned by The George Washington University. The George Washington University ( GW or GWU) is a private coeducational university located in Washington D It is used as a dormitory for graduate students, and is known on campus as "HOVA", or "Hall on Virginia Avenue". ) During a second burglary on June 17, 1972, to replace a malfunctioning "bug" and collect more information, five burglars were arrested and the Watergate scandal began to unfold. The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's

The Watergate Office Building was sold in 2005 by Trizec Properties to BentleyForbes, a Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm run by C. Frederick Wehba, for $86. 5 million. The complex, consisting of the buildings at 2500, 2600, and 2650 Virginia Ave. NW and 600 and 700 New Hampshire Ave. NW, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 21, 2005. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[4]

The three Watergate Apartment buildings total some 600 residential units. Past occupants have included Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bob and Elizabeth Dole, Monica Lewinsky, Betty Currie, Ben Stein, Clare Boothe Luce, and Paul O'Neill. Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg (born March 15 1933 Brooklyn New York) is an Associate Justice on the U Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole (born July 22 1923 is an attorney and retired United States Senator from Kansas from 1969–1996 serving part of that time Mary Elizabeth Hanford "Liddy" Dole (born July 29 1936 is an American politician who served in both the Ronald Reagan and George H Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman with whom then- United States President Bill Clinton admitted to Betty Currie (born Betty Grace Williams November 10, 1939) is the former personal Secretary for Bill Clinton (during his tenure as Benjamin Jeremy Stein (born November 25 1944) is an American attorney political figure and Entertainment personality who in his early career Clare Boothe Luce ( 10 April 1903, New York City &ndash 9 October 1987, Washington DC) was an American Paul O'Neill may refer to Paul O'Neill (baseball, a former Major League Baseball player and current broadcaster Paul O'Neill (cabinet member Current Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice now lives in the Watergate. Secretary of State is a commonly used title for a Government Official. Condoleezza Rice (born November 14 1954 is the 66th United States

There is a small (63,000 sq. ft. / 5900 m²) retail center which offers a Safeway supermarket in the basement level and several upscale shops and restaurants at street level. Safeway Inc ( a Fortune 500 company is North America's third largest Supermarket chain with as of December 29 2007 1743 stores located throughout the Customer divider barjpg|thumb|In supermarkets sellers periodically change prices for classes of goods in response to market conditions rather than negotiating the price of each good

References

1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2006-03-15). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus,
2. ^ Watergate Hotel Shuts Down to Spruce Up. Retrieved on 2007-11-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with
3. ^ The Watergate burglaries and HoJo's room 419. Retrieved on 2008-01-17. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Includes photos showing the Watergate Office Building, as viewed from one of the burglars' rooms at the Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge.
4. ^ National Register of Historic Places Listings - October 21, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-03-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates

External links

• The Watergate Hotel official website
• Bentley Forbes official website
• Livingston, Mike. "Watergate: The name that branded more than a building," Washington Business Journal, June 14, 2002
• Watergate complex is at coordinates 38°53′56″N 77°03′20″W / 38.89884, -77.055413 (Watergate complex)Coordinates: 38°53′56″N 77°03′20″W / 38.89884, -77.055413 (Watergate complex)