National Register of Historic Places

Batavia Veterans Administration Hospital

Batavia, Genesee County, New York
Listed
March 26, 2012
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
12000160

About this property

Batavia Veterans Administration Hospital is a historic hospital and national historic district located at Batavia in Genesee County, New York. The district includes 15 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 1 contributing structure, and 3 contributing objects. They were built or utilized during the period 1932 to 1950. The Veterans Administration opened the facility in 1934, as a regional veteran's hospital. It was later converted to a tuberculosis sanitarium. The original hospital buildings built in 1932 include the main building, kitchen / dining hall / attendant's quarters, recreation building, nurses' quarters, manager's quarters, officer's duplex quarters, laundry, storehouse, boiler house, transformer and animal house, station garage, and the sewage pump house. The administration building was added in 1939. The buildings are constructed of brick and feature decorative elements reflective of the Colonial Revival and Classical Revival styles. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

Location

222 Richmond Ave.
Batavia, Genesee County, New York
43.01308, -78.19760

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTHEALTH/MEDICINEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

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When was Batavia Veterans Administration Hospital listed on the National Register?

Batavia Veterans Administration Hospital was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 2012.

What type of historic resource is Batavia Veterans Administration Hospital?

Batavia Veterans Administration Hospital is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Batavia Veterans Administration Hospital is recorded as the listed era.

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