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Naval Medical Center Portsmouth U.S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA (1827),
John Haviland , architect.
Founded 1827 Country United States Branch United States Navy Type Hospital Part of Navy Medicine East , Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Motto(s) First and Finest [ 1] Decorations Meritorious Unit Commendation [ 1] Website http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/NMCP2/ Commanding Officer Captain Darin K. Via[ 2] Executive Officer Captain Bradford L. Smith[ 3] Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Show map of the United States Location On Hospital Point at Washington and Crawford Sts., Portsmouth, Virginia Area 20 acres (8.1 ha) Built 1832 (1832 ) Architect Haviland, John; Wood, Don & Deming NRHP reference No. 72001516 [ 4] VLR No. 124-0036 Added to NRHP April 13, 1972 Designated VLR November 16, 1971[ 5]
Military unit
The Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP ), formerly Naval Hospital Portsmouth ,[ 6] United States Navy medical center in Portsmouth , Virginia , United States . It is the oldest continuously running hospital in the Navy medical system .[ 7]
History
The historic Portsmouth Naval Hospital building was designed by noted architect John Haviland (1792–1852) and built in 1827. It is a three-story granite and Freestone building on a 12-foot (3.7 m) basement. Its form is that of a hollow square, measuring 172 feet (52 m) wide by 192 feet (59 m) deep. The front facade features a 92 feet (28 m) wide Doric order portico with 10 columns. The building's interior was reconstructed in 1907, and a shallow dome was added to the roof. Located on the property are a contributing marker erected by Haviland over the grave of Major Saunders, one time commander of Forts Nelson and Norfolk, who died March 15, 1810; and a memorial cannon commemorating Fort Nelson.[ 8]
Stefanie DeLeo , American author and playwright, was born at the Medical Center in 1982.
Gallery
Hospital visible in the background (right) in an 1843 engraving of Portsmouth
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, 2012
Dr. Harvey Karp, assistant professor of pediatrics at the
UCLA School of Medicine and author of
The Happiest Baby on the Block , discussed parenting methods during a presentation at Naval Medical Center
Cataract surgery is just one of the services offered at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
References
External links
HABS surveys
Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Bounded by Elizabeth River, Crawford Street, Portsmouth General Hospital, Parkview Avenue, & Scotts Creek, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Hospital Building, Rixey Place, bounded by Williamson Drive, Holcomb Road, & The Circle, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at HABSPortsmouth Naval Hospital, Medical Ward A, The Circle, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at HABSPortsmouth Naval Hospital, Medical Ward B, North corner, intersection of The Circle & Barton Avenue, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at HABSPortsmouth Naval Hospital, Medical Ward C, East corner, intersection of The Circle & Barton Avenue, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at HABSPortsmouth Naval Hospital, Medical Officer's Quarters B, West side Williamson Drive, 500 feet South of Rixey Place, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at HABSPortsmouth Naval Hospital, Medical Officer's Quarters C, West side Williamson Drive, 400 feet South of Rixey Drive, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at HABSPortsmouth Naval Hospital, Junior Officers' Quarters D, Williamson Drive, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at HABSPortsmouth Naval Hospital, Junior Officers' Quarters E, Williamson Drive, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at HABSPortsmouth Naval Hospital, Pharmacist's Quarters F, Williamson Drive, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at HABSPortsmouth Naval Hospital, Pharmacist's Quarters G, Williamson Drive, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at HABSPortsmouth Naval Hospital, Pharmacist's Quarters H, Williamson Drive, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at HABSPortsmouth Naval Hospital, Central Power House, West corner, intersection of The Circle & Barton Avenue, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at HABSPortsmouth Naval Hospital, Medical Storage Building, South corner of The Circle & Barton Avenue, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at HABSPortsmouth Naval Hospital, Recreation Building, Green Street, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at HABSPortsmouth Naval Hospital, Shower Room & Swimming Pool, Green Street, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at HABSPortsmouth Naval Hospital, Service Building, Between Williamson Drive & Green Street, adjacent to northern driveway behind Medical Officer's Quarters C, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at HABSPortsmouth Naval Hospital, Carpenter & Paint Shop, Green Street, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at HABSPortsmouth Naval Hospital, Gardener's Tool Shed, Between Williamson Drive & Green Street, adjacent to northern driveway behind Medical Officer's Quarters C, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA at HABS
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Hospital visible in the background (right) in an 1843 engraving of Portsmouth
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, 2012
Dr. Harvey Karp, assistant professor of pediatrics at the UCLA School of Medicine and author of The Happiest Baby on the Block, discussed parenting methods during a presentation at Naval Medical Center
Cataract surgery is just one of the services offered at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
