Hospital Woods (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
- Establishing a Balance (1883-1900)
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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
Wooded Area
Wuzit (original purpose)
Open Stand Woodland
Important Dates
none recorded
Location
Address
Primary Address
3700 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
Location Description
none recorded
none recorded
Character Area
1947/1953 Impact
none recordedAFRH-W Master Plan Zone
Zone A
none recordedPhase 1A Archaeological Zone
Zone 10
none recorded
Description
Architectural Style
n/a
Description
General Description
The open stand of trees that covers the slope south of the hospital complex appears to be remnants of a designed woodland dating from between 1887 and 1894, after the construction of the original Barnes Hospital (demolished). Although the Boschke map from 1861 indicates that woodlands may have originally existed on the site, maps from 1867, 1873,1877, and 1887 show the area without any significant tree growth. The surviving woods lack understory, creating an opportunity for a shaded picnic area used by hospital residents and guests staying at the Ignatia Guest House (Building 65). The open forest stand also affords framed views past the open pasture to the south to the dome atop the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, adjacent to The Catholic University of America Campus to the southeast. The woods also give the hospital complex a sense of seclusion from the rest of the site.
Function and Use
Function
Open Stand
(Current Primary Function)
Detailed Description
Form Type
none recorded
Measurements
none recorded
Components
none recorded
Modifications
none recorded
Map
Related Resources
Related Character Areas
1947/1953 Impact (is contained within / contains)
