PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE 9th Street SE to the Anacostia River 9th Street to 10th Street

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1903	Constructed in 1865-1866 in the Italianate style, the Old Naval Hospital has historically commanded the block between 9th and 10th Streets, SE.  The former hospital, located on the south side of the block,  is a grand two story, brick building perched on a raised basement.  Its classical revival facade is broken into three segments, featuring a gabled pediment with fan-light, rectangular, two over two light windows, dentil molding at the cornice and a rounded water table. The decorative wrought iron fence is believed to date to the construction period.  Across from the Hospital, on the north side of the street, a contiguous group of vernacular rowhouses housed Capitol Hill employees at the turn of the century.
1954	Little physical change occurred on this block between the dawn of the century and the midpoint, although the Naval Hospital eventually became the Temporary Home for Veterans of All Wars, and the neighboring homes lost affluence over time.
1998	Today, the north face of the 900 block Pennsylvania Avenue remains a line of rowhouses, notable for the repetition of a projected bay front. These refurbished structures house a mixture of residential, commercial and office space. Well established setbacks are marked by uniform sidewalks and street trees. On the South side are the former Naval Hospital and a small pocket park. The Hospital retains a high degree of historic integrity, reinforced by the restoration of the buildings which face it. Although currently surrounded by parking lots, the once grand building, which now houses the Center for Youth  Services, continues to dominate the block.  Old Naval Hospital at 10th and Pennsylvania Ave. SE

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