Columbia Hospital for Women

Originally opening in 1866 as a health-care facility for wives and widows of Civil War soldiers, it moved in 1870 from Thomas Circle to its later location at 2425 L Street, NW in the West End neighborhood.

American architect, Nathan Wyeth, designed the brick structure; construction began in 1913, and opened its doors in 1916.

The Columbia became a private, non-profit hospital when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation transferring it to a board of directors in 1953.

The facility closed in 2002 and the building was converted into a condominium, The Columbia Residences.

[1] Among the more than 275,000 people born at Columbia Hospital for Women were Al Gore, Julie Nixon Eisenhower,[2] and Katherine Heigl.