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This brochure provides a chronological history of the Congress Heights neighborhood, and explores several notable sites in the community including: St. Elizabeth's Hospital, the neighborhood's first post office, and a home designed by notable…

This award-winning program brings to light the complex and controversial history of the mental institution in the U.S. through a detailed study of St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C. It also debates whether deinstitutionalization has proved…