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.
Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 2013, this historic district includes thirty-seven
contributing buildings
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
, four
contributing structures
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
, one
contributing object, and two
contributing sites.
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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.[
"The original mission of the hospital was to provide neuropsychiatric care to veterans, and the historic district preserves the general characteristics" of the period.][ With 23 photos from 2010.] It conformed with a 2011 study of veterans hospitals nationwide.
References
External links
Featured place listing
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Hospitals in Pennsylvania
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs medical facilities
National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Colonial Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
Neoclassical architecture in Pennsylvania
Buildings and structures completed in 1929