William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center is a historic

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complex and national

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located at

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. The district encompasses 19 contributing buildings and a covered walk. Most of the oldest buildings are two- to three-story brick structures and feature a Georgian Colonial Revival architectural style. The original buildings date to 1932, with additional buildings completed in 1937, 1945, and 1946. A major expansion occurred in the 1970s. In 1978, President

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named the hospital after U.S. Representative from South Carolina,

William Jennings Bryan Dorn William Jennings Bryan Dorn (April 14, 1916 – August 13, 2005) was a United States politician from South Carolina who represented the western part of the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and from 1951 to 197 ...

. The complex includes the hospital, recreation, dining, and residential buildings. The complex is operated by the

Veterans Health Administration The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the component of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) led by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health that implements the healthcare program of the VA through a national ...

. an
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in 2009.

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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Hospital buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Colonial Revival architecture in South Carolina Buildings and structures completed in 1932 Buildings and structures in Columbia, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Columbia, South Carolina {{ColumbiaSC-struct-stub