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Coatesville Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District

Coordinates: 39°59′53″N 75°47′47″W / 39.99806°N 75.79639°W / 39.99806; -75.79639
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Coatesville Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District
Coatesville Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Coatesville Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District
Location1400 Blackhorse Hill Rd., Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°59′53″N 75°47′47″W / 39.99806°N 75.79639°W / 39.99806; -75.79639
Area126 acres (51 ha)
Built1929
Built byVeterans Bureau Construction Div.; VA Construction Service
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Classical Revival
MPSUnited States Second Generation Veterans Hospitals MPS
NRHP reference No.13000059[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 6, 2013

The Coatesville Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District, in or near Coatesville, Pennsylvania, was built in 1929. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. The listing included 37 contributing buildings, four contributing structures, a contributing object and two contributing sites.[1]

It was built by the Veterans Bureau Construction Div. and VA Construction Service and includes Colonial Revival and Classical Revival.[1]

It is also known as the Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center.[1]

"The original mission of the hospital was to provide neuropsychiatric care to veterans, and the historic district preserves the general characteristics" of the period.[2]

It was listed in conformance with a 2011 study of veterans hospitals nationwide.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Trent Spurlock; Ann Marie P. Doyen; Robert C. Whetseii; Robert Peltier; Holly Higgins (November 16, 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Coatesville Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District / Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center; (CVAMC)/NA" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 6, 2019. With 23 photos from 2010.
  3. ^ Trent Spurlock; Karen E. Hudson; Dean Doerrfeld; Craig A. Potts (October 24, 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: United States Second Generation Veterans Hospitals" (PDF). Retrieved August 6, 2019.

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