▁Center ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁when ▁it ▁— ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁“ Med ical ▁Department ▁Professional ▁Service ▁School ” ▁( MD P SS ) ▁— ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁Walter ▁Re ed ▁General ▁Hospital . ▁The ▁M DP SS ▁ultimately ▁became ▁the ▁Walter ▁Re ed ▁Army ▁Institute ▁of ▁Research , ▁which ▁occupied ▁Building ▁ 4 0 ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁It ▁compr ises ▁four ▁wings , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Craig ▁( 1 9 2 4 ), ▁Stern berg ▁and ▁V ed der ▁( 1 9 3 2 ), ▁and ▁S iler ▁( 1 9 6 2 ) ▁Pav il ions ▁and ▁is ▁situated ▁at ▁ 1 4 th ▁and ▁D ah lia ▁Stre ets . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Over view ▁The ▁original ▁block ▁of ▁Building ▁ 4 0 ▁is ▁designed ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁elaborate ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Col onial / Ge org ian - Re v ival ▁style ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁Walter ▁Re ed ▁General ▁Hospital ▁( Build ing ▁ 1 ). ▁The ▁large , ▁brick , ▁three - story ▁building ▁is ▁emb ell ished ▁with ▁elaborate ▁classical ▁lim estone ▁trim ▁at ▁its ▁ent ran ces . ▁The ▁raised ▁bas ement ▁is ▁stone . ▁The ▁three ▁main ▁flo ors ▁are ▁brick ; ▁rust ic ated ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁and ▁smooth ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁third , ▁with ▁stone ▁bel t ▁courses ▁and ▁a ▁deep ▁project ing ▁dent illed ▁stone ▁cor nice . ▁A ▁high ▁par ap et ▁surr ounds ▁the ▁flat