Eagle Gate Plantings (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
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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: 0 Integrity: 2 Total Score: 6
Other AFRH-W Designations
none recorded
Other Designations
none recorded
Classification
NRHP Resource Type
Site (Landscape)
NRHP Resource Category
Landscape-Related
NRHP Resource Subcategory
Designed Plantings - Stand-Alone Vegetation
Wuzit (original purpose)
Perimeter Plantings
Important Dates
Start Date
ca.
1876-01-01
Date estimated based on construction date of Eagle Gate; the AFRH-W Historic District nomination previously specified a date of c. 1873, but no supporting information for this date can be located (note that month and day are placeholders)
Date estimated based on construction date of Eagle Gate; the AFRH-W Historic District nomination previously specified a date of c. 1873, but no supporting information for this date can be located (note that month and day are placeholders)
Location
Address
Primary Address
3700 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
Location Description
none recorded
none recorded
Character Area
Fence/Entry/Perimeter
none recordedAFRH-W Master Plan Zone
AFRH Zone - Other Areas
none recordedPhase 1A Archaeological Zone
Zone 5
none recorded
Description
Architectural Style
n/a
Description
General Description
On either side of Eagle Gate, evergreen and deciduous vegetation is densely planted to provide some privacy screening for the buildings adjacent to the Home's main entrance and perimeter fence. To the north, Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba), White Pine (Pinus strobus), American Holly (Ilex opaca) and Crape Myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica) surround the back of the Administration Building, extending around to the front and side foundation plantings. South of the gate, a wall of Arborvitae (Thuja occidentails) shields the Eagle Gate House from Rock Creek Church Road. The dense mass of vegetation continues to the south as it transitions to a natural perimeter buffer that is part of the deciduous forest of the Quarters' Woods. (description should be updated based on entry reconfiguration in 2012)
Function and Use
Function
Perimeter Buffer
(Current Primary Function)
Detailed Description
Form Type
none recorded
Measurements
none recorded
Components
none recorded
Modifications
none recorded
Map
Related Resources
Related Character Areas
Fence/Entry/Perimeter (is contained within / contains)
