National Register of Historic Places

Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District

Lyons, Somerset County, New Jersey
Listed
July 2, 2013
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
13000461

About this property

The Lyons VA Medical Center is a United States Department of Veterans Affairs hospital complex located at 151 Knollcroft Road in the Lyons section of Bernards Township in Somerset County, New Jersey. 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 National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 2013, for its significance in architecture, health/medicine, and politics/government. Funding for the medical center was first provided by the World War Veterans Act of 1924. The 272-acre (110 ha) 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. The Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District is a 303-acre (123 ha) historic district encompassing the medical center campus. It was listed as part of the United States Second Generation Veterans Hospitals Multiple Property Submission (MPS). The district includes 31 contributing buildings and 3 other contributing properties. The Main Building was completed in 1930 and features Classical Revival architecture, with six Corinthian pilasters, decorated pediment, and domed cupola. The flagpole in front of the building is a contributing object. National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, New Jersey List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities by state East Orange VA Medical Center – second VA hospital in New Jersey Media related to Lyons VA Medical Center at Wikimedia Commons

Location

151 Knollcroft Rd.
Lyons, Somerset County, New Jersey
40.66717, -74.55905

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTHEALTH/MEDICINEARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 2, 2013.

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