North Wing (Current Alternative Name)
Barnes Building (Current Primary Name)
Barnes Annex (Current Alternative Name)
Resource Identification
Name
Building Number
52 (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
- Planning for the New Century (1901-1918)
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Area(s) of Significance
- Architecture
- Health/Science
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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
Building
NRHP Resource Category
Hospital-Related
NRHP Resource Subcategory
Hospital
Wuzit (original purpose)
Hospital Ward
Important Dates
Construction Date (start)
1903-01-01
Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes document construction throughout 1903 and 1904; design and approval for construction are documented in 1902 (note that month and day are placeholders)
Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes document construction throughout 1903 and 1904; design and approval for construction are documented in 1902 (note that month and day are placeholders)
Construction Date (end)
ca.
1905-01-01
Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes document end of construction in 1905 (note that month and day are placeholders)
Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes document end of construction in 1905 (note that month and day are placeholders)
Location
Address
Primary Address
3700 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
Location Description
none recorded
Character Area
Hospital Complex
AFRH-W Master Plan Zone
Zone A
Phase 1A Archaeological Zone
Zone 10
Description
Architectural Style
Colonial Revival
Description
General Description
This building was constructed to serve as an addition to the original Barnes Hospital (1872, demolished 1953) to the south, the first freestanding hospital on the site. Additional cooking and messing facilities were added between 1906 and 1908, and the west wing, originally a hydrotherapy ward, was added circa 1915. The current Colonial Revival-style Barnes Building is highly representative of early-twentieth-century hospital buildings. The brick structure has a T-shaped plan, connecting it with the Forwood Building (Building 55). It has single and paired 4/4 segmentally arched windows with heavily molded lintels, large triple windows, and semi-circular arched windows with blind lower sashes. The shallow pitched roof is edged by an ogee-molded boxed cornice with modillions. The two-story porch is supported by Tuscan posts of brick with cast-iron balustrade. The second-story porch has Tuscan posts of wood with a cast-iron balustrade.
Function and Use
Function
Not in Use
(Current Primary Function)
Hospital
(Historic 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)
Related People/Organizations
Crosby P. Miller (Architect, was designed by / designed)
W.E. Spier (Builder, was built by / built)
