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HB288517
South Front (general View Across Grounds)
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HB288518
South Front (from The Southeast)
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HB288519
South Front (from The Southwest)
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HB288520
Detail, South Front, Arcaded Entrance
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HB288521
Detail, South Front, Arcaded Entrance (more Oblique View)
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HB288522
Detail, South Front, Lamp At Entranceway
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LocationRock Creek Church Road & Upshur Street Northwest,
Washington, DC
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS DC-353-F
Building/structure dates:
1910 initial construction
See HABS No. DC-353 for list of related structures.
National Register Number: 74002176
Significance: Soldiers Home established by Congress in 1851. Grant Building constructed to serve as quarters and principal mess.
Subjects
DormitoriesMess HallsSoldiers' Homes
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. SOUTH FRONT (GENERAL VIEW ACROSS GROUNDS)
2. SOUTH FRONT (FROM THE SOUTHEAST)
3. SOUTH FRONT (FROM THE SOUTHWEST)
4. DETAIL, SOUTH FRONT, ARCADED ENTRANCE
5. DETAIL, SOUTH FRONT, ARCADED ENTRANCE (MORE OBLIQUE VIEW)
6. DETAIL, SOUTH FRONT, LAMP AT ENTRANCEWAY
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