St. Elizabeths Hospital, Tool House, 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 Tool House is significant for its association with the development of campus-wide infrastructure to support the west campus of St. Elizabeths. Constructed in 1895, the Tool House is a significant part of the campus plan as it developed during the Godding era expansion. As the campus expanded beyond the echelon plan of the Center Building group, a variety of campus support and service buildings were deemed necessary, including the Tool House. The building is representative of the intended self-sufficiency of the campus at that time. The Tool House is also significant for its architectural design. Although it is a small and vernacular structure, it is significant for its use of a different palette of materials than is typical of buildings on the west campus. The Tool House represents the application of local vernacular construction techniques and locally available, character-defining materials such as fieldstone and wood to a service building on the campus.
Survey number: HABS DC-349-BI
Building/structure dates: 1895 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 2009 Demolished
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 79003101