Sundial, 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
- The Soldiers' Home (1859-1865)
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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
Object
NRHP Resource Category
Landscape-Related
NRHP Resource Subcategory
Street Furniture/Object
Wuzit (original purpose)
Sundial
Important Dates
none recorded
Location
Address
Primary Address
3700 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
Location Description
none recorded
Character Area
1947/1953 Impact
AFRH-W Master Plan Zone
AFRH Zone - Other Areas
Phase 1A Archaeological Zone
Zone 4
Description
Architectural Style
n/a
Description
General Description
A sundial similar in form and appearance is seen in a c.1862-1864 photograph of the Lincoln Cottage (Building 12) from the Special Resource Study: President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument, published by the National Park Service in 2003. The sundial has been moved from its original location on the Central Grounds and is now located on the patio behind the Scott Building (Building 80). Evidence that the sundial was once set into the ground is found in the markings on the stone base. Although it has been moved from its original location, the stone sundial is an important surviving ornamental landscape element from the early years of the Home, including the period of Lincoln's residency. Another sundial dating from the 1870s is located between the Sherman and Scott Buildings (Buildings 14 and 80), adjacent to the flagstaff (Building 23).
Function and Use
Function
Sundial
(Current Primary Function)
Detailed Description
Form Type
none recorded
Measurements
none recorded
Components
none recorded
Modifications
none recorded
Related Resources
Related Character Areas
1947/1953 Impact (is contained within / contains)
