Enclosed Pasture (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
- Corn Rigs: George W. Riggs Farm (1842-1851)
- The Military Asylum (1851-1858)
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Area(s) of Significance
- Landscape Architecture
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Relative Level of Significance
- Supporting (2006-10-29)
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Quantitative Evaluation
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Criterion A: 2 Criterion B: 0 Criterion C: 0 Criterion D: 1 National Significance: 0 Integrity: 2 Total Score: 5
Other AFRH-W Designations
none recorded
Other Designations
none recorded
Classification
NRHP Resource Type
Site (Landscape)
NRHP Resource Category
Landscape-Related
NRHP Resource Subcategory
Vegetated Field
Wuzit (original purpose)
Grasslands
Important Dates
Start Date
pre
1842-01-01
Open space in this location predates the establishment of the Riggs estate; date sourced from AFRH-W Historic District nomination and is not yet verified (note that month and day are placeholders)
Open space in this location predates the establishment of the Riggs estate; date sourced from AFRH-W Historic District nomination and is not yet verified (note that month and day are placeholders)
Location
Address
Primary Address
3700 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
Location Description
none recorded
none recorded
Character Area
1947/1953 Impact
none recordedAFRH-W Master Plan Zone
AFRH Zone - Other Areas
none recordedPhase 1A Archaeological Zone
Zone 11
none recorded
Description
Architectural Style
n/a
Description
General Description
This former grazing land for the Home's dairy is located at the juncture of property purchased from Whitney (1869), Corcoran (1872) and Riggs (1851), representing three phases of land acquisition by the Home. The grassland is south of the remnants of the designed deciduous forest enclosing the Lakes, west of the overgrown vegetation surrounding the lakes outfall, and east and north of the Home's boundary fence. An 1877 map shows that this pasture was also once bound by a road to the east. The space has been represented in maps as open space since at least 1867.
Function and Use
Function
Grassland
(Current Primary Function)
Detailed Description
Form Type
none recorded
Measurements
none recorded
Components
none recorded
Modifications
none recorded
Map
Related Resources
Related Character Areas
1947/1953 Impact (is contained within / contains)
