>Barbara, > >According to 'The History of Providence Hospital 186-1961' found in "The >Records of the Columbia Historical Society" Washington, DC 1960-1962, the >original hospital opened in June 1861 in a large house known as the >Nicholson Mansion at the corner of 2nd and D Streets, se. The facilities >continued to expand at the same location until "...the last piece of >property was bought on August 13, 1897 and Providence then owned the entire >square 764 in southeast Washington...." I don't know if that particular >"square" could have stretched to I street but maybe this helps some. > >Harry > >At 01:19 PM 8/11/02 EDT, you wrote: >>Does anyone on this list know the address of the OLD Providence Hospital >>which was located in SE DC? I know the current hospital is on Varnum Street >>NE. My husband's grandfather died in 1899 in Providence Hospital. The >>record of his death states that he was a resident of Washington, DC, for 11 >>days prior to his death residing at 211 I Street SE. Since he was a lifelong >>resident of Prince George's County, Maryland, I wondered if the I street