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Children's Country Home

Coordinates: 38°56′29″N 76°58′39″W / 38.94139°N 76.97750°W / 38.94139; -76.97750
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Children's Country Home
Children's Country Home in 2011
Children's Country Home is located in District of Columbia
Children's Country Home
Children's Country Home is located in the United States
Children's Country Home
Location1731 Bunker Hill Road, NE
Washington, D.C.
United States
Coordinates38°56′29″N 76°58′39″W / 38.94139°N 76.97750°W / 38.94139; -76.97750
Built1866
ArchitectWyeth and Sullivan
Architectural styleNorman cottage-style
NRHP reference No.03001254 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 9, 2003

The Children's Country Home, also known as the Hospital for Sick Children, is a historic building located in Washington, D.C.'s Woodridge neighborhood.

History

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Founded as a summer camp for sick children, the Norman cottage building was built in 1929 to 1930. It was designed by Nathan C. Wyeth, and Francis P. Sullivan. First Lady Lou Henry Hoover laid the cornerstone. There were additions in 1968, and 1991 to 1992.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/03001254_text
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