Old Naval Hospital
Encyclopedia
The Old Naval Hospital is a historic building located at 921 Pennsylvania Avenue
, Southeast Washington, D.C.
, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
asked Congress to construct the Hospital. It was constructed in July 1866, for $115,000.
Designed to accommodate 50 patients, the new hospital had good ventilation and running water, and gas lighting.
In 1906, the hospital moved to its newly constructed facility at Observatory Hill, 23rd Street, and E Streets, N.W.
In 1922, the building became the Temporary Home for Veterans of All Wars.
The property is still owned by the federal government but its jurisdiction was transferred to the District of Columbia in 1962.
The building was vacant for many years.
The Friends of the Old Naval Hospital has raised money to restore the building, at an estimated cost of $12 million.
The plan is for the Hill Center, to be a facility for education and community life on Capitol Hill.
Restoration started in June, 2010.
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue is a street in Washington, D.C. that joins the White House and the United States Capitol. Called "America's Main Street", it is the location of official parades and processions, as well as protest marches...
, Southeast Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
History
In March 1864, president Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
asked Congress to construct the Hospital. It was constructed in July 1866, for $115,000.
Designed to accommodate 50 patients, the new hospital had good ventilation and running water, and gas lighting.
In 1906, the hospital moved to its newly constructed facility at Observatory Hill, 23rd Street, and E Streets, N.W.
In 1922, the building became the Temporary Home for Veterans of All Wars.
The property is still owned by the federal government but its jurisdiction was transferred to the District of Columbia in 1962.
The building was vacant for many years.
The Friends of the Old Naval Hospital has raised money to restore the building, at an estimated cost of $12 million.
The plan is for the Hill Center, to be a facility for education and community life on Capitol Hill.
Restoration started in June, 2010.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in the District of Columbia