Old Naval Hospital (Temporary Home for Veterans of - View this location on map Built in 1865-66, this 50-bed hospital was intended to serve Civil War naval forces on the Potomac, and remained in hospital use until 1911. It was probably built on the site of an earlier hospital. From 1920 to 1963, it served as the Temporary Home for Veterans of All Wars, a private home founded by Civil War veterans to provide temporary shelter to veterans, including those pressing pension claims in the capital. The 3-story red brick Italianate structure is composed as a central block with projecting front and rear pavilions and porches, mansard roof, quoins, and molded cornice. The fenced and landscaped grounds include a detached stable. 9th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington , DC Historical

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