Southwest Waterfront in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Walter Reed 1851 - 1902

Major, Medical Corps

— United States Army Soldier, Physician, Teacher, Scientiest —

Walter Reed Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 5, 2012

1. Walter Reed Marker

Inscription. Major Reed died in this building on November 3, 1902. In 1900 Walter Reed led the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Board that documented the mosquito transmission of Yellow Fever, proved the existence of the first viral disease in man, and was the first research group to get informed consent from its subjects. This building served as a hospital on the installation then known as Washington Barracks. Walter Reed General Hospital, named in his honor, opened its doors to patients transferred from this building on May 1, 1909.

Erected 2002 by The Walter Reed Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1796.

Location. 38° 52.223′ N, 77° 1.059′ W. Marker is in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Southwest Waterfront. Marker is on B Street west of 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 210 B Street, Washington DC 20319, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Walter Reed (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Military Education at Fort McNair (about 600 feet away); Titanic Memorial (about 700 feet away); Housing Reform and the Syphax School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Linking the "Island" to the City

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Harbour Square (approx. ¼ mile away); General Ulysses S. Grant, USA (approx. ¼ mile away); Building 20, Grant Hall (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southwest Washington.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 5, 2012

2. Walter Reed Marker

Building 54

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 5, 2012

3. Walter Reed Marker

Building 54

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 549 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 27, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.