E Street Complex
{{Short description|Historical site in Washington, D.C.}}
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| awards = National Register of Historic Places
| location = Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.
| address = 2340 E St NW, Washington, DC 20372
| owner = United States Government
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The E Street Complex, also known as the "Navy Hill Complex," the "Potomac Hill Complex," the "Observatory Hill Complex," and the "Pickle Factory," is the historic site of the primary headquarters facility of the Office of Strategic Services, and the first headquarters building of the Central Intelligence Agency. {{Cite web |date=2014-07-03 |title=The Preservation of the Intelligence History of Navy Hill |url=https://ingloriousamateurs.com/blogs/cables/the-preservation-of-the-intelligence-history-of-navy-hill |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Inglorious Amateurs |language=en}} {{Cite web |title=Observatory Hill Historic District - Situated on a prominent hill in Foggy Bottom, the buildings of the Observatory Hill Historic District represent important developments in science and national intelligence. |url=https://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/items/show/1046 |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=DC Historic Sites |language=en}} It is geographically located near 23rd Street and E Street in Washington, D.C. {{Cite news |last=Hendrix |first=Steve |date=2023-04-15 |title=Former OSS spies on a mission to save old headquarters |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/former-oss-spies-on-a-mission-to-save-old-headquarters/2014/06/28/69379d16-fd7d-11e3-932c-0a55b81f48ce_story.html |access-date=2024-06-25 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}} This complex was unassuming, appearing to be a mix of normal government offices and apartment buildings to nearby residents and office workers. {{Cite book |last=Katz |first=Barry M. |title=Foreign Intelligence · Research and Analysis in the Office of Strategic Services 1942-1945 |publisher=Harvard University Press |year=1989 |location=Cambridge, Mass., London}} {{Cite web |last1=Harden |first1=Victoria A. |last2=Lyons |first2=Michele |date=2018-02-27 |title=NIH's Early Homes |url=https://irp.nih.gov/catalyst/v26i2/nih-s-early-homes |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2020-09-28 |website=The NIH Catalyst |language=en}}
The OSS Society and State Department engaged in efforts with the National Park Service to add the E Street Complex to the National Register of Historic Places. {{Cite web |title=Office of Strategic Services Society |url=https://www.osssociety.org/#:~:text=The%20OSS%20Congressional%20Gold%20Medal,National%20Register%20of%20Historic%20Places. |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=www.osssociety.org}} {{Cite web |last=National Park Service |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form |url=https://www.osssociety.org/pdfs/oss_nr_final_to_hpo.pdf}} {{Cite web |last=Webb |first=Brandon |date=2014-07-02 |title=How You Can Save The OSS Headquarters From Demolition |url=https://sofrep.com/news/oss-headquarters-state-department-demolish/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=SOFREP |language=en}} On December 14, 2016, the effort was successful. {{Cite news |last=Hendrix |first=Steve |date=2023-05-24 |title=Birthplace of the CIA and U.S. spycraft just made the National Register of Historic Places |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/birthplace-of-the-cia-and-american-spycraft-just-made-the-national-register-of-historic-places/2017/01/26/d0346264-e3f9-11e6-ba11-63c4b4fb5a63_story.html |access-date=2024-06-26 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}
File:E Street Complex Sign with CIA Seal - Flickr - The Central Intelligence Agency.jpg
