Gallinger Municipal Hospital Psychopathic Ward

See also: District of Columbia General Hospital

Gallinger Municipal Hospital Psychopathic Ward
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Gallinger Municipal Hospital Psychopathic Ward in 1949
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Location	Reservation 13, 19th St. and Massachusetts Ave., SE, Washington, District of Columbia
Coordinates	38°53′4″N76°58′37″W / 38.88444°N 76.97694°W / 38.88444; -76.97694
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1920
Built by	George E. Wynne
Architect	Snowden Ashford
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	89000074 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 27, 1989

The Gallinger Municipal Hospital Psychopathic Ward consisted of three hospital buildings in the Hill East neighborhood of Washington, D.C., U.S..

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]

Prison built on the site.

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

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Bushong, William B. (1988). "NRHP Nomination, Gallinger Municipal Hospital Psychopathic Ward". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
3. "Municipal Hospital". The Garment Worker. 22: 16. 1922. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
4. "Visit: Historic Medical Sites Near Washington DC". www.nlm.nih.gov.
5. D.C. Appeals Court Clears Way For Building of Prison Here; Panel Refuses to Block Gallinger Demolition, Elsa Walsh, Washington Post, June 9, 1989.
6. DC Inventory of Historic Sites - G Archived 2014-04-15 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Gallinger Hospital, Ghosts of DC