St. Elizabeths' dry barn in the 1890s.

ID: 4364 ~ Source: National Archives and Records Administration ~ Creator: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare ~ Date: 1897

This file appears in: Dry Barn (1884-2022): Constructed during the 1880s, this important agricultural structure was destroyed in a fire in 2022.

This file appears in: Dry Barn (1884-2022): Constructed during the 1880s, this important agricultural structure was destroyed in a fire in 2022.

Dry Barn (1884-2022): Constructed during the 1880s, this important agricultural structure was destroyed in a fire in 2022.

By The DC Historic Sites team

Farming was an integral part in the treatment of patients at Saint Elizabeths. It also carried out the hospital's goal of producing as much of its own food as possible. During his time as the…