District of Columbia > Washington > Landmark #145781

Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington

Also known as: United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home
3700 N Capitol St NW, Washington, District of Columbia

National Register information 

Note: The following information comes from the NRHP database and has not been verified.
Status
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 5, 2007
Reference number
07001237
Architectural styles
Victorian; Late 19th and 20th Century Revival
Areas of significance
Military; Politics/Government; Social History; Health/Medicine; Architecture; Landscape Architecture; Entertainment/Recreation; Agriculture; Archeology - Non-Aboriginal
Level of significance
National
Evaluation criteria
A - Event; B - Person; C - Design/Construction; D - Information Potential
Property type
District
Historic functions
Single dwelling; Hospital; Auditorium; Religious structure; Natural feature; Road-related; Government office
Current functions
Horticulture facility; Single dwelling; Hospital; Auditorium; Religious structure; Natural feature; Road-related
Periods of significance
1825-1849; 1850-1874; 1875-1899; 1900-1924; 1925-1949; 1950-1974
Significant years
1842; 1851; 1862
Number of properties
Contributing buildings: 39
Contributing structures: 43
Contributing sites: 42
Contributing objects: 16
Non-contributing buildings: 29
Non-contributing structures: 39
Non-contributing sites: 24
Non-contributing objects: 14

Tags 

19th Century (37,858)
Abraham Lincoln (16)
Brick (42,462)
Built 1842 (162)
Built during 1840s (3,000)
District of Columbia (555)
Granite (5,090)
House (27,658)
 Late 19th and 20th Century Revival (16,279)
Marble (1,154)
Owned by federal government (3,221)
Stucco (7,816)
Tin (2,648)
Victorian (19,698)
Washington, District of Columbia (555)
William H. Degges (1)

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