Four-horse wagon at the entrance of the Saint Elizabeths Center Building.

ID: 4086 ~ Source: National Archives and Records Administration ~ Date: Unknown

This file appears in: The Center Building: As the first building on Saint Elizabeths' campus, the Center Building is an important example of how professionals viewed the built environment in the treatment of mental illness.

Wagons like this one took male patients into town.

The Center Building: As the first building on Saint Elizabeths' campus, the Center Building is an important example of how professionals viewed the built environment in the treatment of mental illness.

By The DC Historic Sites team

The Center Building was constructed between 1852 and 1895 and is 948 feet in length. Described as “Collegiate Gothic,” the architecture is of a style that was considered appropriate for hospitals for…