Forwood Building Grounds (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
- Planning for the New Century (1901-1918)
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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: 3 Criterion D: 0 National Significance: 0 Integrity: 2 Total Score: 8
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 - Building-Defined Spaces
Wuzit (original purpose)
Foundation Plantings
Important Dates
none recorded
Location
Address
Primary Address
3700 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
Location Description
none recorded
none recorded
Character Area
Hospital Complex
none recordedAFRH-W Master Plan Zone
Zone A
none recordedPhase 1A Archaeological Zone
Zone 10
none recorded
Description
Architectural Style
n/a
Description
General Description
The vegetation around the oldest remaining hospital buildings effectively complements the architecture of these structures, suggesting that the character of these plantings has largely remained intact since their construction. The grandeur of the Forwood Building's facade is accentuated by a large, continuous mass of Glossy Leaf Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora), that spans the entire north side of the building and continues around the quadrangle to the front of the Mess Hall (Building 57). Along the Lower Hospital Loop Drive, Japanese Maples (Acer palmatum) are planted to screen views into utilitarian spaces of the hospital and provide some privacy to the first- and second-story rooms that face the drive. To the south, a lawn (since converted into temporary parking) extends south from the symmetry of the Barnes Building (Building 52) to be bounded by the Hospital Woods.
Function and Use
Function
Foundation Plantings
(Current Primary Function)
Detailed Description
Form Type
none recorded
Measurements
none recorded
Components
none recorded
Modifications
none recorded
Map
Related Resources
Related Character Areas
Hospital Complex (is contained within / contains)
