Army Medical Museum and Library - View this location on map One of the first American institutions dedicated to military medical research, the Army Medical Museum and Library was established in 1862 by Surgeon General William A. Hammond. It represented a major scientific research effort dealing with the immense medical problems posed by the Civil War. By providing centralized study of medical specimens, it was intended to help reduce the loss of life in warfare. The institution was first housed in Ford s Theater, and then on the Mall at 7th Street and Independence Avenue, in an 1886 Romanesque Revival building designed by architects Cluss and Schulze. When that building was demolished in the 1960s, the collections were moved to Walter Reed Army Medical Center. 6825 16th Street, NW, Washington , DC Historical Army Medical Museum and Library - View this location on map Founded in 1867, the Army Medical Museum was one of the first organized medico-military research programs. Prior to its relocation to this 1970s (?) building, the museum collection had been housed in a number of structures. Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6825 16th Street, NW, Washington, District of Columbia Historical

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