National Historic Landmark

Battle Mountain Sanitarium, National Home For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota
Listed
June 16, 2011
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
11000561

About this property

The Battle Mountain Sanitarium was a division of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS) located in Hot Springs, South Dakota. Established by law in 1902 and opened in 1907, it was unique among the facilities of the NHDVS, a precursor of today's United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in that it was strictly a medical facility with no residential components beyond its treatment facilities. It was founded to treat former soldiers suffering from musculo-skeletal problems that were believed to be treatable by the region's mineral springs, and for conditions such as tuberculosis whose treatment was improved by the thin dry air. The facilities built for the sanitarium are in an architecturally distinctive Romanesque and Mission Revival style, and now form the centerpiece of the Black Hills Health Care facility, operated by the VA. Most of the complex site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2011 for its architecture and history.

Location

500 North 5th St.
Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota
43.43773, -103.47487

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTHEALTH/MEDICINEARCHITECTURELANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Hot Springs Historic District
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0.2 mi
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When was Battle Mountain Sanitarium, National Home For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers listed on the National Register?

Battle Mountain Sanitarium, National Home For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 16, 2011.

What type of historic resource is Battle Mountain Sanitarium, National Home For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers?

Battle Mountain Sanitarium, National Home For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

Is Battle Mountain Sanitarium, National Home For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Battle Mountain Sanitarium, National Home For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

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