The Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital is a historic wedding venue in the Washington, D.C. area. This venue’s vintage appearance and decor will charm couples looking for the perfect piece of history for their big day. Let this venue be the “something old” needed in the wedding. This property is located about eight minutes from Nationals Park in downtown Washington, D.C.
Facilities and Capacity
Couples can invite up to 140 guests to journey back in time with them at the Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital for their wedding. This venue has numerous gardens and indoor spaces for a couple’s event. Gardens surrounding the venue include gorgeous locations such as the Wisteria Garden, Reading Garden and Carriage House Garden. Within the venue there are options for different spaces to accommodate different sized groups. For a wedding reception, the maximum number of guests is 140, but the building can accommodate 200 for a standing cocktail reception. The rooms in this venue stay true to their historical roots, with pale yellow walls, eight-foot windows and warm brown accents on the doors and window panes.
Services Offered
This venue welcomes couples hosting any number of wedding events. Bridal showers, engagement parties and rehearsal dinners can be held here in addition to ceremonies and receptions. The venue offers chairs, event rentals, tables and wireless Internet for a couple’s wedding event.
History
In 2011 this venue opened as an event and wedding location in the Washington, D.C. area. Previously, it served as a Civil War-era Naval Hospital. To become the event venue it is today, this structure underwent an 11-million-dollar landmark rehabilitation.
Recommended by 98% of couples
Kim · Married on 04/29/2017
For many years we have walked by the Hill Center on our way to/from our house and Barracks Row. We've attended community events and children's birthday parties here, and I've always admired the beautiful garden. When it came time to pick or wedding venue, this neighborhood gem was my first choice. They were very responsive when reaching out to pick a date and begin planning. We went with a outdoors wedding in the garden with only 55 guests, to take advantage of the lush greenery as our natural decor. Divinity helped suggest a tent vendor when we needed to secure our rain/shade plan, and helped advise on the best set up and layout we wanted to achieve. Part way through the planning Divinity went on maternity leave, but Lisa was right there to keep things going! She helped with all of the last minute questions and was very accommodating with the storage of our alcohol and florist items before/after the event. We cant wait to keep attending (and hosting) more events here!
Sent on 07/19/2017
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Elizabeth · Married on 04/28/2018
We had our wedding party/reception at the Hill Center in April 2018 and can't say enough good things about it. Lisa is so easy to work with. Our guests couldn't stop raving about how neat the space is, especially the artwork on the walls. We rented the entire second level for about 120 guests and it was a perfect size. The Hill Center staff that helped out at our event were superb. We can't say enough good things about this space and highly recommend it.
Sent on 04/30/2018
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Dan · Married on 10/07/2017
My wife and I choose the Hill Center over a few hotels downtown because it was different and right on the hill. They were super responsive and willing to work with us. They had a number of vendors they recommended that we used and loved. My only regret is that the party didn't last longer.
Sent on 10/11/2017
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