Specimen Trees in Hospital Lawn (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
- Establishing a Balance (1883-1900)
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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 - 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
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
Historic maps show that specimen trees appeared around the hospital around 1894. In maps proceeding 1894, the plateau on which the hospital complex is located was grassland lacking any identifiable tree coverage. Part of the 'picturesque landscape' popular during the period of significance, specimen trees serve to interrupt the ground plane, providing intermittent focal points and shade. While the configuration of buildings within the Hospital Complex has changed, the surrounding character of specimen trees in lawns has not.
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
Hospital Complex (is contained within / contains)
