Old Soldiers Home, Quarters No. 1, Washington D.C.

ID: 800 ~ Source: DC Preservation League Photo Repository ~ Creator: NPS ~ Date: 1973
This file appears in: Soldier’s Home, Main Building (Sherman Building)
This file appears in: Soldier’s Home, Main Building (Sherman Building)

By The DC Historic Sites team
In December 1851, the U.S. government purchased the Riggs estate, along with a neighboring estate, to serve as the site of the first permanent retirement home for enlisted soldiers. In 1852, retired…