Sherman Gate (Current Alternative Name)
Cemetery Gate (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
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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
Structure
NRHP Resource Category
Landscape-Related
NRHP Resource Subcategory
Street Furniture/Object
Wuzit (original purpose)
Gate/Security
Important Dates
Construction Date (end)
ca.
1873-01-01
Date sourced from AFRH-W Historic District nomination; date not yet verified (note that month and day are placeholders)
Date sourced from AFRH-W Historic District nomination; date not yet verified (note that month and day are placeholders)
Construction Date (start)
ca.
1876-01-01
Date sourced from AFRH-W Historic District nomination; date not yet verified (note that month and day are placeholders)
Date sourced from AFRH-W Historic District nomination; date not yet verified (note that month and day are placeholders)
Location
Address
none recorded
none recorded
none recorded
none recorded
Primary Address
3700 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
Location Description
none recorded
none recorded
none recorded
none recorded
none recorded
Character Area
none recorded
Fence/Entry/Perimeter
none recorded none recorded none recordedAFRH-W Master Plan Zone
none recorded
none recorded
AFRH Zone - North/Northeast
none recorded none recordedPhase 1A Archaeological Zone
none recorded
none recorded
none recorded
Zone 3
none recorded
Description
Architectural Style
No Style
Description
General Description
The Cemetery Gate, originally known as the Sherman Gate, is located west of Harewood Road adjacent to the Cemetery Gate House (Building 20). Because the Cemetery Gate House (Building 21) is known to have been built between 1873 and 1876, it is likely that the gate was installed at or prior to this date. The piers of the gate are iron, surmounted by urns and ornamented with raised stars. The construction and ornamentation on the gate piers are consistent with an 1870s date of erection. The iron gate bears stylistic similarities with the Park Road Gate, west of the lakes. The chain-link metal fence and barbed wire on top of the metal fencing of the gate is modern. The gate is no longer used.
Function and Use
Function
Abandoned Reservation Gate
(Current Primary Function)
Reservation Gate
(Historic Function)
Detailed Description
Form Type
none recorded
Measurements
none recorded
Components
none recorded
Modifications
none recorded
Map
Related Resources
Related Character Areas
Fence/Entry/Perimeter (is contained within / contains)
