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Most Endangered Places for 2002

Anne Archbold Hall
Reservation 13 in SE Washington

Completed in 1932 as the Gallinger Hospital Nurses Residence, this stately building was later named for philanthropist Anne Archbold, a supporter of Gallinger Municipal (later DC General) Hospital. This brick building with limestone trim housed the Capital City School of Nursing until 1972, when the school closed. The building continued in use until just recently, serving as office space for the DC Department of Health. Added on to in 1939, Anne Archbold Hall is one of the oldest remaining structures on the DC General Hospital campus, where health care services have been provided to residents of the District of Columbia for over 150 years. The National Library of Medicine regards the entire DC General campus as a Medical Historic Site.

The DC Office of Planning has made the redevelopment of Parcel 13 a priority. In May 2002, that agency submitted a draft master plan for Reservation 13 to the Council for approval. This master plan does not retain any of the current DC General buildings. The preservation and reuse of this well constructed building should be integrated into the planning process and thoughtfully considered before any plan is approved. (Several 1920s Colonial Revival buildings designed by Snowden Ashford adjacent to Anne Archbold Hall were demolished by the DC government despite their being on the National Register.) Without preservation action, there may soon be no evidence remaining that this site was dedicated to the health needs of the people of Washington, DC.

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