Roosevelt Hospital is a historic building located at 1 Roosevelt Drive in the township of Edison in

Middlesex County, New Jersey Middlesex County is a County (United States), county located in the North Jersey, north-Central Jersey, central part of the U.S. state of New Jersey, extending inland from the Raritan River, Raritan Valley region to the northern portion of the ...

. It was added to the

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on March 5, 2002, for its significance in health and medicine, in particular the treatment of

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. With It is currently an affordable senior (62+) housing development. It consists of 84 one- and two-bedroom units, ranging from 659 square fee to 1,034 square feet. Units are affordable at a variety of income tiers and ADA units are available to those with mobility challenge

History and description

Construction of the hospital was started in 1935 and completed in 1937. The red brick building was designed by architect Aylin Pierson with Colonial Revival architecture, Colonial Revival style and features an octagonal tower on the roof and white

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details in the interior. It was viewed as "an outstanding example of compact, well organized planning" in

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. Roosevelt Park, located next to the hospital, was built as part of the treatment facilities for tuberculosis.

Gallery

File:Roosevelt Hospital, Edison, NJ - tower.jpg, Tower architecture details File:RooseveltParkStonemon1933a.jpg, Roosevelt Park plaque

References

External links

* {{NRHP in Middlesex County, New Jersey Edison, New Jersey Hospitals in Middlesex County, New Jersey Colonial Revival architecture in New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places Buildings and structures completed in 1937 Hospital buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey