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Original construction on Quarters A was started in 1826 by the United States Navy as the primary residence for the Commandant of the Navy Yard. In January of 1827 a letter from Pensacola was written to the Charleston Courier that said[[Image:Untitled.JPG|thumb|right|Quarters A, North Avenue]] "The Navy yard here progresses but slowly; they are, I am told, building (a) home for the Commandant. The Commandant of the Naval Yard remained in residence at Quarters A until the Union surrender of the yard to the Confederates in 1861. When the confederates evacuated the Navy Yard in 1862 the home was burned with the exception of the brick kitchen wing which served as temporary quarters until the present day building was constructed in 1874. The original cost of construction was $27,932.08. ====Entrance====
If one heads North along Central Avenue you will most certainly notice a very distiguished, very stately, three story home that is referred to as Quarters A. Originally built to hold the Commandant and his family, this 3 story, eight bedroom home covers just above 8,000 square feet and is stockpiled with history. As you enter the home you are met by a large screened-in porch, very southern in style and very functional in use. You are greeted by a pair of large, double doors made of wood that have the feeling of history in their grains. If you are lucky enough to have come this far, you enter in through these doors to a grand foyer, 18 foot high ceiling throughout the home and wooden floors complete the grandeur.
[[Image:First_floor.JPG|thumb|left|First Floor]]