Volta Bureau - View this location on map Built 1893 (Peabody & Stearns, architect) 3417 Volta Place, NW, Washington , DC Historical Volta Bureau - View this location on map In 1887, Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) founded the Volta Bureau as an instrument 'for the increase and diffusion of knowledge relating to the Deaf.' The Bureau merged with the American Association for the Promotion and Teaching of Speech to the Deaf in 1908. The Volta Bureau continues its work in aiding the deaf. 3417 Volta Place NW, Washington, District of Columbia Historical

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