Coatesville Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District

The Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, which is part of the Coatesville Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District, was built in 1929, and is located near Coatesville, Pennsylvania.

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
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

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013, this historic district includes thirty-seven contributing buildings, four contributing structures, one contributing object, and two contributing sites.[1]

History and architectural features

Built by the Veterans Bureau Construction Division and Veterans Administration Construction Service, structures in this historic district have been classified as examples of the Colonial Revival and Classical Revival periods.[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 conformed with a 2011 study of veterans hospitals nationwide.[3]

References
  1. "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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