Bandstand (Current Primary Name)
Resource Identification
Name
Building Number
49 (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
- Entertainment/Recreation
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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: 3 Total Score: 8
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 NRHP nomination for the Historic District provides an incorrect date for these resources 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 NRHP nomination for the Historic District provides an incorrect date for these resources 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
Hospital Complex
AFRH-W Master Plan Zone
Zone A
Phase 1A Archaeological Zone
Zone 10
Description
Architectural Style
Colonial Revival
Description
General Description
This bandstand, one of two such structures at the Home (see Building 11), was constructed to serve recreational and formal purposes. The locations of the two bandstands, one on the central grounds and one adjacent to the hospital complex, 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.
Function and Use
Function
Not in Use
(Current Primary Function)
Bandstand
(Historic Function)
Detailed Description
Form Type
none recorded
Measurements
none recorded
Components
none recorded
Modifications
none recorded
Map
Related Resources
Related Character Areas
Hospital Complex (is contained within / contains)
Related People/Organizations
Crosby P. Miller (Architect, was designed by / designed)
