HEADQUARTERS CONSOLIDATION REVIVES ST. ELIZABETHS NHL WEST CAMPUS
CASE STUDY
Among the most comprehensive mitigation efforts in GSA history are the research, recovery, education, and public access made possible by redevelopment of the National Historic Landmark St. Elizabeths [sic] hospital campus as the Washington, D.C. headquarters for DHS. GSA’s ongoing collaboration with the DC Preservation League (DCPL) and others to provide monthly public tours; a brochure; video-recorded oral histories; conservation and digitization of historic drawings; an extensive archaeological research, recovery, and management program; laser documentation of the west campus buildings and landscape; Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and Historic American Landscapes Survey documentation; and a generously illustrated 300 page online book on the history of St. Elizabeths Hospital, earned the agency a Washington, D.C. Mayor’s preservation award in 2014. During 2015 construction, GSA discovered a 900-square-foot kiln used to make bricks for the 1852 Center Building and its extensions. Preservation and project team members collaborated with DCPL to document the discovery in a short video with the project archaeologist explaining the excavation and how the kiln was used.The kiln and other discoveries will be identified in wayside interpretive signs for campus visitors and workers to enjoy.
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