Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Historic Structure Report and Preservation Plan
Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Historic Structure Report and Preservation Plan
1 PagesPROJECT PROFILE Saint Elizabeths Hospital Historic Structure Report and Preservation Plan | Washington, D.C. CLIENT U.S. General Services Administration BACKGROUND Founded in 1852, Saint Elizabeths Hospital was the nation’s first mental institution, pioneering therapeutic psychiatric treatments for thousands of patients and doubling as a military hospital for wounded soldiers during the Civil War. Overlooking the Potomac Rive
