St. Elizabeths Hospital, Storeroom, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Birch Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

For an overview of the Food Service Buildings, see HABS DC-349-CB
Significance: The Old Storeroom (Building 44) was constructed as a storage facility to supplement the General Kitchen (Building 45) and Bakery (Building 46) buildings, as well as to provide work space and laundry storage for the Construction Shops (Building 49). It is significant for its association with the development of campus-wide infrastructure to support the west campus of St. Elizabeths. Constructed in 1900, the Old Storeroom is a significant part of the campus plan as it developed at the end of the nineteenth century. As the campus expanded beyond the echelon plan of the Center Building group, a
variety of campus support and service buildings were constructed, including the Old Storeroom. The building is representative of the intended self-sufficiency of the campus at that time.

The Old Storeroom is also significant for its architectural design. The utilitarian structure incorporates Gothic Revival-style details and is consistent in architectural character with other campus buildings constructed during this period.
Survey number: HABS DC-349-BB
Building/structure dates: 1900 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1934 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1972 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 79003101