 It is a large facility, consisting of 23 buildings on , that was built in 1934 and closed in 1982 due to asbestos.Though it is now closed and will be eventually demolished, for decades it was an important public health institution near Washington, D.C. Park Police patrol the hospital grounds regularly.The hospital was featured in an award-winning "Washington Post Magazine" article, "Quarantined," on Dec. 10, 2006, by Leah Y. Latimer, former staff writer and author.