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Second Presbyterian Church Hospital

Second Presbyterian Church was confiscated for use as a hospital for the Provost Guard.
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History of the Second Presbyterian Church Hospital

NW Corner Prince and S. St. Asaph Streets

Gen. Slough's headquarters, St. Asaph Street, Alexandria, Va. Post office and veteran's reserve headquarters in middle distance. Second Presbyterian Hospital is in the distance, with the peaked roof.
Second Presbyterian Church, with peaked roof and columns, only partially visible in this photograph of General Slough’s headquarters, by Andrew Russell (Library of Congress)

The church was built in the Greek Revival style in 1840. During the war it was used as a hospital for the Provost Guard, forerunners to the U.S. Military Police.  

A new facade was added in the 1880s, and in recent years the building has been used as retail and office space.

Historic Image

  • Title: Gen. Slough's headquarters, St. Asaph Street, Alexandria, Va. Post office and veteran's reserve headquarters in middle distance
  • Photographer: Andrew Russell
  • Image Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division  
  • Image Date: between 1861 and 1865
  • Medium: Albumen print
  • Library of Congress Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-07317 (digital file from original photograph) LC-USZ62-11749 (b&w film copy neg.) 
  • Library of Congress Call Number: LOT 4336, no. 58 [P&P] 
  • Library of Congress Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.

Quartermaster Map

The hospital is included on Quartermaster Map 12.

Second Presbyterian Church Hospital, Quartermaster map
Detail from Quartermaster Map 12. Second Presbyterian Church Hospital is on the right.

Location and the Site Today

Second Presbyterian Today
Today, the old church building is used for offices.

The Hospital was located on the NW Corner Prince and S. St. Asaph Streets. Today, the old church building is used for offices. 

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