Alfalfa Fields/Community Garden (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
- The Military Asylum (1851-1858)
- World War II and Cold War Planning (1941-1951)
- Corn Rigs: George W. Riggs Farm (1842-1851)
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Area(s) of Significance
- Entertainment/Recreation
- Agriculture
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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: 0 Criterion D: 2 National Significance: 0 Integrity: 1 Total Score: 5
Other AFRH-W Designations
none recorded
Other Designations
none recorded
Classification
NRHP Resource Type
Site (Landscape)
NRHP Resource Category
Landscape-Related
NRHP Resource Subcategory
Vegetated Field
Wuzit (original purpose)
Community Garden
Important Dates
Start Date
pre
1851-01-01
Documentation of open space in this location predates founding of the Home in 1851; date sourced from AFRH-W Historic District nomination (note that day and month are placeholders).
Documentation of open space in this location predates founding of the Home in 1851; date sourced from AFRH-W Historic District nomination (note that day and month are placeholders).
Location
Address
Primary Address
3700 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
Location Description
none recorded
none recorded
Character Area
Garden Plot
none recordedAFRH-W Master Plan Zone
AFRH Zone - Other Areas
none recordedPhase 1A Archaeological Zone
Zone 11
none recorded
Description
Architectural Style
n/a
Description
General Description
The garden is located on land that has been continuously cultivated since at least the 1860s. This garden, tended by the Home's residents, is the only remaining horticultural/agricultural space at the Home. At some point, this small field (and area to the east now used as a driving range) was planted with alfalfa. This crop comprised a high amount of forage for the Home's dairy herd. After the Home no longer had to support its herd the field was reduced in size and its eastern portion was turned into a driving range. The western portion is used as community gardens.
Function and Use
Function
Agricultural Field
(Historic Function)
Garden
(Current Primary Function)
Detailed Description
Form Type
none recorded
Measurements
none recorded
Components
none recorded
Modifications
none recorded
Map
Related Resources
Related Character Areas
Garden Plot (is contained within / contains)
