Interior view of Hitchcock Hall from stage.

ID: 4111 ~ Source: National Archives and Records Administration ~ Creator: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

This file appears in: Hitchcock Hall: Built in 1910, Hitchcock Hall was a place for patient entertainment, amusement, and creativity at Saint Elizabeths.

This file appears in: Hitchcock Hall: Built in 1910, Hitchcock Hall was a place for patient entertainment, amusement, and creativity at Saint Elizabeths.

Hitchcock Hall: Built in 1910, Hitchcock Hall was a place for patient entertainment, amusement, and creativity at Saint Elizabeths.

By The DC Historic Sites team

Hitchcock Hall was constructed in 1910 and used as a space for patient assembly and amusement. The hall included 1,200 seats for the hospital’s residents and hosted many forms of entertainment such…