Tables set inside Saint Elizabeths' Dining Hall

ID: 4108 ~ Source: National Archives and Records Administration ~ Creator: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare ~ Date: 1897

This file appears in: Dining Hall: The Dining Hall, built in 1886, was an important place in the social lives of Saint Elizabeths patients.

This file appears in: Dining Hall: The Dining Hall, built in 1886, was an important place in the social lives of Saint Elizabeths patients.

Dining Hall: The Dining Hall, built in 1886, was an important place in the social lives of Saint Elizabeths patients.

By The DC Historic Sites team

Constructed in 1886, the Dining Hall benefited the social lives of patients at Saint Elizabeths. It allowed for as many as 600 patients to convene for meals. This was far different than dining in…