National Historic Landmark · military museum · Washington, District of Columbia

Army Medical Museum

Building in Washington, D.C. (1887–1969). Built 1887 by Adolf Cluss. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · Army Medical Museum and Library

The Army Medical Museum and Library (AMML) of the U.S. Army was a large brick building constructed in 1887 at South B Street and 7th Street, SW, Washington, D.C., which is directly on the National Mall. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. The building was demolished in 1969, and the collections at the focus of the landmark designation were dispersed.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressArmed Forces Institute of Pathology Building, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 13th St. and Fern Pl., Washington, DC
CountyDistrict of Columbia County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000854
Built1887
ArchitectAdolf Cluss
Type of placemilitary museum, museum
Contributing resources1 buildings

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressArmed Forces Institute of Pathology Building, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 13th St. and Fern Pl., Washington, DC
Coordinates38.97794, -77.02982 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitCivil War Defenses of Washington · 1 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyRock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 1 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 7 mi · Greenbelt Campground 7 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000854. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.