Bandstand (Current Primary Name)
Resource Identification
Name
Building Number
11 (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
- Entertainment/Recreation
- 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: 2 Criterion B: 0 Criterion C: 3 Criterion D: 0 National Significance: 0 Integrity: 2 Total Score: 7
Other AFRH-W Designations
none recorded
Other Designations
none recorded
Classification
NRHP Resource Type
Structure
NRHP Resource Category
Recreational and Cultural
NRHP Resource Subcategory
Music Facility
Wuzit (original purpose)
Bandstand
Important Dates
Construction Date
ca.
1906-01-01
Board of Commissioners meeting minutes from April and May 1906 document the date of authorization of the construction of two band stands. Please note that the AFRH-W Historic District nomination previously identifies the construction date as c. 1894 (note that month and day of revised construction date are placeholders)
Board of Commissioners meeting minutes from April and May 1906 document the date of authorization of the construction of two band stands. Please note that the AFRH-W Historic District nomination previously identifies the construction date as c. 1894 (note that month and day of revised construction date are placeholders)
Location
Address
Primary Address
3700 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
Location Description
none recorded
Character Area
Central Grounds
AFRH-W Master Plan Zone
AFRH Zone - Other Areas
Phase 1A Archaeological Zone
Zone 2
Description
Architectural Style
Classical Revival
Description
General Description
This bandstand, one of two such structures at the Home (see Building 49), was constructed to serve recreational and formal purposes. The locations of the two bandstands, one on the older central grounds and one adjacent to the hospital, are suggestive of the central importance of these two areas to recreational and formal activities such as funerals, parades, dignitary visits, and public performances at the turn of the twentieth century. Classical Revival in design, the bandstand features cast-iron Corinthian columns set on paneled plinths and a monumental base created by turned balusters. The raised structure is covered by a flat roof of standing-seam metal with an ornate ogee-molded cornice and centrally placed finial. According to a map from 1903, this bandstand was originally located directly south of the Lincoln Cottage (Building 12) where the Scott Building (Building 80) is now located. The bandstand was moved sometime between 1903 and 1910 to its current location southwest of the Lincoln Cottage.
Function and Use
Function
Bandstand
(Historic Function)
Recreation
(Current Primary Function)
Detailed Description
Form Type
none recorded
Measurements
none recorded
Components
none recorded
Modifications
none recorded
Map
Related Resources
Related Character Areas
Central Grounds (is contained within / contains)
Related People/Organizations
Crosby P. Miller (Architect, was designed by / designed)
