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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 "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.
[[Image:Untitled.JPG|thumb|right|Quarters A, North Avenue]]
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