Howard Hall architectural plans, courtesy of the Library of Congress.
This file appears in: DC's LGBTQ+ History: Howard Hall at Saint Elizabeths Hospital
This file appears in: DC's LGBTQ+ History: Howard Hall at Saint Elizabeths Hospital
DC's LGBTQ+ History: Howard Hall at Saint Elizabeths Hospital
In 1852, Congress chartered Saint Elizabeths Hospital as the Government Hospital for the Insane, with a mission of providing “the most humane care and enlightened curative treatment” for patients from the Army, Navy, and District of Columbia. The…