Tool House (Current Primary Name)
Resource Identification
Name
Building Number
2B (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 Military Asylum (1851-1858)
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Area(s) of Significance
- 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: 2 Criterion C: 1 Criterion D: 1 National Significance: 0 Integrity: 2 Total Score: 9
Other AFRH-W Designations
none recorded
Other Designations
none recorded
Classification
NRHP Resource Type
Building
NRHP Resource Category
Domestic
NRHP Resource Subcategory
Secondary Structure
Wuzit (original purpose)
Storage/Shed
Important Dates
none recorded
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 5
Description
Architectural Style
No Style
Description
General Description
This modest one-story structure, covered by a gable roof now covered in asphalt shingles, was the twelve by eighteen-foot wood-frame tool house and office used by builder Gilbert Cameron during his tenure at the Home. Originally located near the main building, the Board of Governors order the structure moved, perhaps to its current location, in 1858. There is no evidence, written or physical, to support its relocation. Containing two rooms, the building is clad in German siding with corner boards and is set on a solid brick foundation. It is fenestrated with six-light square casement windows and single-leaf doors. Despite its vernacular nature, the tool house is a significant resource at the Home and documents the initial construction phase of the Military Asylum.
Function and Use
Function
Storage
(Current Primary Function)
Tool Shed/Office/Outbuilding
(Historic Function)
Detailed Description
Form Type
none recorded
Measurements
none recorded
Components
none recorded
Modifications
none recorded
Map
Related Resources
Related Character Areas
Chapel Woods (adversely affects / is adversely affected by)
Central Grounds (is contained within / contains)
Related People/Organizations
Gilbert Cameron (Builder, was built by / built)
