St. Elizabeths Hospital, Mechanical and Electric Shops, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Holly Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

For an overview of the Shops and Support Structures, see HABS DC-349-CC
Significance: The Mechanical and Electrical Shops (Building 12) building is significant as a context structure that contributes to the broader historic character of the St. Elizabeths West Campus. The building served as part of the support complex that allowed for the partial self-sufficiency of the campus, and was part of the continuing development and improvement of a campus-wide infrastructure to support the west campus of St. Elizabeths. The Mechanical and Electrical Shops was a significant part of the campus as it was updated to meet contemporary functional needs in the first half of the century.
The building is of interest architecturally as a unique example of an early reinforced concrete structure on the campus, and as it exemplifies the architectural design of the period for industrial buildings.
Survey number: HABS DC-349-BG
Building/structure dates: 1920 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 2009 Demolished
Building/structure dates: after. 1937- before. 1955 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 79003101