The Lyons VA Medical Center is a

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hospital complex located at 151 Knollcroft Road in the

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section of Bernards Township in

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. Established in 1930, it is part of the VA New Jersey Health Care System. Listed as the Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District, it was added to the

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on July 3, 2013, for its significance in architecture, health/medicine, and politics/government. With accompanying 24 photos.

History

Funding for the medical center was first provided by the World War Veterans Act of 1924. The estate of Walter E. Reynolds, known as ''Knollcroft'', was purchased in November 1928. Construction began in June 1929. The first patients were admitted in November 1930. The facility was dedicated on July 25, 1931. File:Lest We Forget plaque, Lyons VA Medical Center, NJ.jpg, Lest We Forget plague, 1995 File:Ambulatory Care Center, Lyons VA Medical Center, NJ.jpg, Ambulatory Care Center, 2005

Historic district

The Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District is a

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encompassing the medical center campus. It was listed as part of the United States Second Generation Veterans Hospitals

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(MPS). The district includes 31

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and 3 other contributing properties. The Main Building was completed in 1930 and features

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, with six

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pilasters, decorated

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, and domed

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. The flagpole in front of the building is a

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. File:Acute Building, Lyons VA Medical Center, NJ.jpg, Acute Building, 1929 File:Main Building, VA Medical Center, Lyons, NJ - detail.jpg, Main Building, 1930 File:Recreation Building, Lyons VA Medical Center, NJ.jpg, Recreation Building, 1930

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* * {{authority control Bernards Township, New Jersey Veterans Affairs medical facilities 1930 establishments in New Jersey Hospital buildings completed in 1930 Buildings and structures in Somerset County, New Jersey Neoclassical architecture in New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, New Jersey Hospital buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places

History

Historic district

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