Uss Sequoia (yacht)
Former United States presidential yacht in Washington, District of Columbia. Added to the National Register in 1987, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
USS Sequoia is the former presidential yacht used during the administrations of Herbert Hoover through Jimmy Carter. To set a cost-cutting example, Carter ordered her sold in 1977.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Hains Point, Washington, DC |
| County | District of Columbia County |
| Listed | Dec 23, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87002594 |
| Type of place | motor yacht |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Hains Point, Washington, DC |
| Website | sequoiayacht.com ↗ |
| Coordinates | 38.87541, -77.02507 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Thomas Jefferson Memorial · 1 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Fort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 3 mi · Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 6 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 10 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 87002594. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.