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Quarters A, Brooklyn Navy Yard is a three story federal style residence house of the commander Mathew C. Perry of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It was built between 1805 and 1806. Quarter A is currently located in the Vineger hill part of Brooklyn. The current address is 24 Evans Street in Brooklyn, NY. It was home to Commodore Matthew C. Perry at the time of his opening of Japan. Contrary to a popular misconception, Quarters A is not located on Admiral's Row; it is actually located in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn, New York. Perry occupied the quarter between 1833 and 1834.The house is now privately owned and not open to the public. The home is visible through iron gates on Evan street. Quarters A is surrounded by sharp fence drop-off into the Brooklyn Navy Yard, along with a long seven foot- high wall with a high iron locked gate. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.The current owners of the Commandant's House are Charles Gilbert and Jennifer Jones, who purchased it in 1997 .