Gallinger Municipal Hospital Psychopathic Ward
Gallinger Municipal Hospital Psychopathic Ward | |
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Location | Reservation 13, 19th St. and Massachusetts Ave., SE, Washington, District of Columbia |
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Coordinates | 38°53′4″N 76°58′37″W / 38.88444°N 76.97694°WCoordinates: 38°53′4″N 76°58′37″W / 38.88444°N 76.97694°W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1920 |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP Reference # | 89000074[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 27, 1989 |
The Gallinger Municipal Hospital Psychopathic Ward consisted of three hospital buildings in the Southeastern Quadrant of Washington, D.C.
History
These buildings were built in 1920-1923 to the Colonial Revival design of Washington architect Snowden Ashford. Local contractor George H. Wynne constructed the buildings for $766,200. By 1924 it had been featured in the journal Modern Hospital and was also described in 1928 in the standard text The American Hospital of the Twentieth Century.[2]
The hospital was named for Senator Jacob Harold Gallinger of New Hampshire, who sponsored the bill for its construction in the Senate.[3]
It was renamed D.C. General Hospital in 1953, and closed in 2001.[4]
Construction of a prison on the site was planned in 1986, with preservationists contesting the plan until 1989.[5] The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February, 1989 and were demolished c. 1990.[6]
References
- ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Bushong, William B. (1988). "NRHP Nomination, Gallinger Municipal Hospital Psychopathic Ward" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ↑ "Municipal Hospital". The Garment Worker. 22: 16. 1922. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/medtour/dcgeneral.html
- ↑ D.C. Appeals Court Clears Way For Building of Prison Here; Panel Refuses to Block Gallinger Demolition, Elsa Walsh, Washington Post, June 9, 1989.
- ↑ DC Inventory of Historic Sites - G
External links
- Gallinger Hospital, Ghosts of DC