St. Elizabeths Hospital campus

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St. Elizabeths Hospital campus is a historic former psychiatric hospital complex in Washington, D.C., known for its significant role in the development of mental health care in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former psychiatric hospital complex
historic district
hospital campus
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival
Italianate
Kirkbride Plan NERFINISHED
Romanesque Revival
linked to: Neo-Romanesque
associatedWith Dorothea Dix NERFINISHED
Thomas Story Kirkbride NERFINISHED
category Government buildings in Washington, D.C.
Historic districts in Washington, D.C.
Hospital buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.
Psychiatric hospitals in Washington, D.C.
country United States
designedFor moral treatment of the mentally ill
formerUse military psychiatric facility
psychiatric hospital
hasNotableFeature extensive landscaped grounds
historic cemetery
panoramic views of Washington, D.C.
hasNotableStructure Administration Building
Center Building NERFINISHED
gatehouses
hasPart East Campus NERFINISHED
West Campus NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places listing
locatedIn Anacostia neighborhood NERFINISHED
Southeast Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C.
locatedOn east and west bluffs of the Anacostia River
managedBy U.S. General Services Administration NERFINISHED
namedAfter Saint Elizabeth NERFINISHED
operator District of Columbia government (for some facilities) NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare NERFINISHED
originalName Government Hospital for the Insane NERFINISHED
ownedBy United States federal government
partOf National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED
significantFor Civil War era mental health treatment
development of mental health care in the United States
federal psychiatric care
use Department of Homeland Security headquarters site NERFINISHED
federal office complex

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Congress Heights near St. Elizabeths Hospital campus
Congress Heights hasLandmark St. Elizabeths Hospital campus
subject linked to: Congress Heights neighborhood
Barry Farm neighborhood borderedBy St. Elizabeths Hospital campus
Barry Farm neighborhood adjacentTo St. Elizabeths East Campus
linked to: St. Elizabeths Hospital campus
Heins & LaFarge notableWork St. Elizabeths Hospital buildings, Washington, D.C.
linked to: St. Elizabeths Hospital campus