Civil War Howitzers (III), Scott Building (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
- Military
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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: 2 Criterion D: 0 National Significance: 1 Integrity: 1 Total Score: 6
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)
Ordnance
Important Dates
Placed on Grounds
ca.
1870-01-01
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
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Primary Address
3700 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
Location Description
Map shows general vicinity of temporary storage. The howitzers are currently stored in the parking lot of the Auto Craft Shop (Building 43). Previously located south of the previous Scott Building and documented in the 1947/1953 Impact Area (AFRH-W Historic Preservation Plan) and the AFRH Zone - Other Areas (AFRH-W Master Plan).
none recorded none recorded none recorded none recorded none recorded none recordedCharacter Area
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1947/1953 Impact
Chapel Woods
none recorded none recorded none recordedAFRH-W Master Plan Zone
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AFRH Zone - Chapel Woods
none recorded none recordedPhase 1A Archaeological Zone
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Zone 8
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Description
Architectural Style
n/a
Description
General Description
This pair of howitzers previously flanked a stairway leading to the southern entrance of the previous Scott Building (Building 80). The bronze guns are mounted on concrete bases. The easternmost gun is a 1301 lb. boat howitzer and was cast in 1863 by the Ames Manufacturing Company of Chicopee, Massachusetts. The western gun was cast in 1855 at the U.S. Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Both are marked "J.A.D." (John A. Dahlgren). The howitzers were removed when the previous Scott Building was demolished in 2011-2012 and are now in temporary storage.
Function and Use
Function
Site furniture
(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)
