Soldiers' Home, Washington DC

ID: 3321 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Creator: Detroit Photographic Co. ~ Date: 1898
This file appears in: Soldier’s Home, Main Building (Sherman Building)
Soldiers' Home, Washington DC
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1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.

This file appears in: Soldier’s Home, Main Building (Sherman Building)

In December 1851, the U.S. government purchased the Riggs estate, along with a neighboring estate, to serve as the site of the first permanent retirement home for enlisted soldiers. In 1852, retired military residents moved into the former Riggs…