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2000

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Most Endangered Places for 2000

Old Naval Hospital
9th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE

The Old Naval Hospital was built in 1865 to serve Civil War forces on the Potomac. Used as a naval hospital until 1911, it then became the Temporary Home for Veterans of All Wars, a private institution providing lodging for those pressing pension claims in Washington. Owned by the Federal government and leased to the District since 1966, this local and national landmark is slowly being demolished by neglect. In addition to the main building, the complex includes landscaped grounds, a detached stable, and an elaborate monumental cast iron perimeter fence. The building currently houses a DC government-sponsored social services facility that has no immediate plans to address the deterioration. Councilmember Sharon Ambrose has proposed renovating the hospital as the mayor's official residence, but no plan is in place to secure this threatened landmark's future.

Co-chairs: Patrick Lally and Donna Hanousek

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