Gazebo (Current Primary Name)
Resource Identification
Name
Building Number
24 (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
- Architecture
- Landscape 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: 3 Criterion B: 0 Criterion C: 3 Criterion D: 0 National Significance: 0 Integrity: 2 Total Score: 8
Other AFRH-W Designations
none recorded
Other Designations
none recorded
Classification
NRHP Resource Type
Structure
NRHP Resource Category
Landscape-Related
NRHP Resource Subcategory
Street Furniture/Object
Wuzit (original purpose)
Gazebo
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 - Other Areas
Phase 1A Archaeological Zone
Zone 2
Description
Architectural Style
Gothic Revival
Description
General Description
Originally located on the southwestern corner of Chapel Wood across the street from Hospital Grounds, this wood-frame gazebo was moved to its current location to the north of the Lincoln Cottage (Building 12) and restored in 1982. The gazebo and other ornamental and recreational structures were an essential component of the picturesque landscape created by the Home's board during nineteenth century. The gazebo, exhibiting flamboyant Victorian-era Gothic Revival-style sawn bargeboard and delicate iron cresting, is the only remaining example of several gazebos present in the Home's grounds during the late nineteenth century. The ornamental gazebo is one story high, capped by a flared pyramidal roof.
The gazebo was moved in June 2007 to a location to the west of the Sheridan Building (Building 17) and the south of the Sherman Building (Building 14).
Function and Use
Function
Gazebo
(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)
Related People/Organizations
Edward Clark (Architect, Architect, was designed by / designed)
