The East Orange VA Medical Center is a

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hospital complex located at 385 Tremont Avenue in

East Orange East Orange is a City (New Jersey), city in Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 69,612. The city was List of municipalities in ...

Essex County, New Jersey Essex County is located in the northeastern part of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 863,728, making it the state's second-most populous county, behind Bergen and Middlesex Counties.

. Established in 1952, it is part of the VA New Jersey Health Care System. Listed as the East Orange VA Hospital, it was added to the

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on September 4, 2018, for its significance in health/medicine. With accompanying 9 photos.

History

After

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, the Veterans Administration built new medical facilities near urban areas. In 1946, the VA selected this site, part of the estate of

Louis Bamberger Louis Bamberger (15 May 1855 – 11 March 1944) was the leading citizen of Newark, New Jersey, from the early 1900s until his death in 1944. He and his sister Caroline Bamberger Fuld co-founded the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, Ne ...

, who had built his wealth as owner of

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department store in

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. Construction started in 1949, and the hospital opened in 1952.

Historic district

The East Orange VA Hospital is a

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encompassing the medical center campus. It was listed as part of the United States Third Generation Veterans Hospitals, 1946–1958,

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(MPS). The district includes 9

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. The buildings are clad in brick and feature elements of

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Historic district

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