Lincoln Cottage/Sherman Building Buffer (Current Primary Name)
Resource Identification
Name
Building Number
(Current Primary Number)
Evaluation
AFRH-W Historic District
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Status
- Contributing (2007-01-01)
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Period(s) of Significance
- The Soldiers' Home (1859-1865)
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Area(s) of Significance
- Landscape Architecture
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Relative Level of Significance
- Significant (2006-10-29)
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Quantitative Evaluation
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Criterion A: 3 Criterion B: 0 Criterion C: 1 Criterion D: 0 National Significance: 0 Integrity: 3 Total Score: 7
Other AFRH-W Designations
none recorded
Other Designations
none recorded
Classification
NRHP Resource Type
Site (Landscape)
NRHP Resource Category
Landscape-Related
NRHP Resource Subcategory
Designed Plantings - Stand-Alone Vegetation
Wuzit (original purpose)
Specimen Trees
Important Dates
none recorded
Location
Address
Primary Address
3700 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
Location Description
none recorded
none recorded
Character Area
Central Grounds
none recordedAFRH-W Master Plan Zone
AFRH Zone - Other Areas
none recordedPhase 1A Archaeological Zone
Zone 2
none recorded
Description
Architectural Style
n/a
Description
General Description
This cluster of trees and shrubs appears to have been part of an older configuration of paths and plantings meant to provide some buffer between the Lincoln Cottage (Building 12) and Sherman Building (Building 14) while still allowing for pedestrian access between the two buildings. Notable vegetation here includes a large, mature Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera), Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) and Common Boxwoods (Buxus sempervirens).
Function and Use
Function
Specimen Trees
(Current Primary Function)
Detailed Description
Form Type
none recorded
Measurements
none recorded
Components
none recorded
Modifications
none recorded
Map
Related Resources
Related Character Areas
Central Grounds (is contained within / contains)
