North Converter Room (Current Primary Name)
Resource Identification
Name
Building Number
28 (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
- Landscape Architecture
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Relative Level of Significance
- Minor (2006-10-29)
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Quantitative Evaluation
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Criterion A: 1 Criterion B: 0 Criterion C: 1 Criterion D: 0 National Significance: 0 Integrity: 1 Total Score: 3
Other AFRH-W Designations
none recorded
Other Designations
none recorded
Classification
NRHP Resource Type
Structure
NRHP Resource Category
Security- Maintenance- and Utility-Related
NRHP Resource Subcategory
Energy Facility
Wuzit (original purpose)
Substation
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 - North/Northeast
Phase 1A Archaeological Zone
Zone 2
Description
Architectural Style
No Style
Description
General Description
This subterranean structure was constructed at a time when the Home was modernizing and expanding its physical plant, including the construction of infrastructure related to a new power plant and heating systems. The Home's history contains many building campaigns that coincide with expansions of the physical plant and other infrastructure, and this brick structure may have been the underground/basement portion of a building that has since been razed. A tunnel and stairway are located directly southeast of the building. This tunnel appears to have been part of the power plant structure that occupied the site by the early twentieth century. The tunnel now stops underneath the road, but originally provided access under the road to other service buildings in the vicinity. The tunnel is surmounted by metal rails of modern origin.
Function and Use
Function
Utility Infrastructure
(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)
