Children's Country Home
Children's Country Home | |
Location | 1731 Bunker Hill Road, NE Washington, D.C. United States |
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Coordinates | 38°56′29″N 76°58′39″W / 38.94139°N 76.97750°WCoordinates: 38°56′29″N 76°58′39″W / 38.94139°N 76.97750°W |
Built | 1866 |
Architect | Wyeth and Sullivan |
Architectural style | Norman cottage-style |
NRHP reference No. | 03001254 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 9, 2003 |
The Children's Country Home, also known as the Hospital for Sick Children, is a historic building located in Washington, D.C.'s Woodridge neighborhood.
History[]
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 . First Lady Lou Henry Hoover laid the cornerstone. There were additions in 1968, and 1991 to 1992.[2]
See also[]
- National Register of Historic Places listings in the District of Columbia
References[]
External links[]
- Hscfoundation.org: History of the Children's Country Home
- National Register of Historic Places info for the Children's Country Home
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Categories:
- Children's hospitals in the United States
- Hospitals in Washington, D.C.
- Buildings of the United States government in Washington, D.C.
- Hospital buildings completed in 1930
- Hospital buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
- Government buildings completed in 1930
- Hospitals established in 1930
- 1930 establishments in Washington, D.C.
- Neo-Norman architecture in the United States