Children's Country Home
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The Children's Country Home, also known as the Hospital for Sick Children, is a historic building, located at 1731 Bunker Hill Road, Northeast, Washington, D.C., in the Brookland
neighborhood.
It was designed by Nathan C. Wyeth, and Francis P. Sullivan.
First Lady Lou Henry Hoover
laid the cornerstone.
There were additions in 1968, and 1991 to 1992.
Brookland
Brookland is a placename:in England*Brookland, Kent, Englandin the United States*Brookland, Arkansas,*Brookland , a neighborhood of Washington, D.C.* Brookland , listed on the NRHP in North Carolina...
neighborhood.
History
Originally founded as a summer camp, for sick children, the Norman cottage building was built in 1929 to 1930.It was designed by Nathan C. Wyeth, and Francis P. Sullivan.
First Lady Lou Henry Hoover
Lou Henry Hoover
Lou Henry Hoover was the wife of President of the United States Herbert Hoover and First Lady of the United States, 1929-1933. Mrs. Hoover was president of the Girl Scouts of the USA for two terms, 1922-1925 and 1935-1937....
laid the cornerstone.
There were additions in 1968, and 1991 to 1992.
External links
- http://www.hscfoundation.org/History
- http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/dc/district+of+columbia/state2.html