Hitching Posts (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
- Building a Park (1866-1883)
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Area(s) of Significance
- Landscape Architecture
- Social History
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Relative Level of Significance
- Supporting (2006-10-29)
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Quantitative Evaluation
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Criterion A: 1 Criterion B: 0 Criterion C: 1 Criterion D: 0 National Significance: 0 Integrity: 3 Total Score: 5
Other AFRH-W Designations
none recorded
Other Designations
none recorded
Classification
NRHP Resource Type
Object
NRHP Resource Category
Landscape-Related
NRHP Resource Subcategory
Street Furniture/Object
Wuzit (original purpose)
Hitching Posts
Important Dates
none recorded
Location
Address
Primary Address
3700 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
Location Description
none recorded
Character Area
Central Grounds
AFRH-W Master Plan Zone
AFRH Zone - Other Areas
Phase 1A Archaeological Zone
Zone 5
Description
Architectural Style
n/a
Description
General Description
These two hitching posts are located in the sidewalk in front of Buildings 4 and 5. They appear to be contemporaneous with the adjacent buildings. Prior to the second decade of the twentieth century, much of the travel inside the Home was by horse, and these are the only known surviving objects related to equine travel in the Home's grounds.
Function and Use
Function
Hitching Posts
(Historic Function)
Site Furniture
(Current Primary Function)
Detailed Description
Form Type
none recorded
Measurements
none recorded
Components
none recorded
Modifications
none recorded
Related Resources
Related Character Areas
Central Grounds (is contained within / contains)
