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Buchanan Row, US Naval Academy, 1848
by Charles Burton
Originally it was an extension of Governor's Street inside the gate of Fort Severn. On the left is the house built about 1750 for the family of Water Dulany that became the Commandant's quarters for the Fort in 1808; and, after 1845, it served as the Superintendent's quarters for the Naval School. It was the home of the first twelve Superintendents. The town houses in the center were built by the War Department in 1835 to house officers assigned to the Fort. The Navy added an upper story and used them to house some of the original faculty. The structure at the end served as the Quartermaster's office and quarters of Fort Severn; and then, it was renovated for the Chaplain, George Jones, who was the first English and Ethics professor as well as the Curator of the Lyceum (museum) and the Chaplain. |