St. Elizabeths Hospital
Built 1852. Added to the National Register in 1979, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | 2700 Martin Luther King Jr., Ave., SE., Washington, DC |
| County | District of Columbia |
| Listed | Apr 26, 1979 |
| Listed for | Architecture, Health and medicine, Social history |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 79003101 |
| Built | 1852 · more from the 1850s |
| Style | Renaissance Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 2700 Martin Luther King Jr., Ave., SE., Washington, DC |
| Coordinates | 38.8492° N, 76.9896° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Washington | 675 listed places in Washington → · walking tours → |
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Questions people ask
When was St. Elizabeths Hospital listed on the National Register?
Apr 26, 1979. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was St. Elizabeths Hospital built?
1852, in the Renaissance Revival architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is St. Elizabeths Hospital?
2700 Martin Luther King Jr., Ave., SE., Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for St. Elizabeths Hospital?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 79003101. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.