Flagstaff (Current Primary Name)
Resource Identification
Name
Building Number
23 (Current Primary Number)
Evaluation
AFRH-W Historic District
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Status
- Non-Contributing (2007-01-01)
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Period(s) of Significance
- Modified Master Plans (1952-1968)
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Area(s) of Significance
- none recorded
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Relative Level of Significance
- Non-Contributing (2006-10-29)
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Quantitative Evaluation
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Criterion A: 0 Criterion B: 0 Criterion C: 0 Criterion D: 0 National Significance: 0 Integrity: 0 Total Score: 0
Other AFRH-W Designations
none recorded
Other Designations
none recorded
Classification
NRHP Resource Type
Object
NRHP Resource Category
Recreational and Cultural
NRHP Resource Subcategory
Monument/Marker
Wuzit (original purpose)
Flagstaff
Important Dates
Placed on Grounds
ca.
1954-01-01
Date estimated based on end date of construction of the previous Scott Building (Building 80); date sourced from AFRH-W Historic District nomination (note that month and day are placeholders)
Date estimated based on end date of construction of the previous Scott Building (Building 80); date sourced from AFRH-W Historic District nomination (note that month and day are placeholders)
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 2
Description
Architectural Style
n/a
Description
General Description
Flagstaffs, such as those used at the Home, are integral elements to military and other governmental institutions. When the Military Asylum was established in 1851, the first identified construction effort was "a Flag Staff with a United States flagposition[ed] near the temporary Asylum." This flagstaff was wooden and was located in front of the Lincoln Cottage (Building 12). According to the Board's 1911 Annual Report, a 100-foot iron flagstaff replaced the badly decayed wooden flagstaff at a cost of $1,000. The present, more modern flagstaff was part of the construction efforts of the 1947-1953 Master Plan era and acts as the centerpiece to the designed quadrangle between the Sherman Building (Building 14) and the Scott Building (Building 80). Installed outside the Home's period of significance, this resource has been recommended as non-contributing.
Function and Use
Function
Flagstaff
(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)
