Fayetteville Veterans Administration Hospital

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Fayetteville Veterans Administration Hospital
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Location1100 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°4′50″N94°9′35″W / 36.08056°N 94.15972°W / 36.08056; -94.15972 Coordinates: 36°4′50″N94°9′35″W / 36.08056°N 94.15972°W / 36.08056; -94.15972
Area46 acres (19 ha)
Built1934 (1934)
NRHP reference No. 12000024 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 15, 2012

The Fayetteville Veterans Administration Hospital is a medical facility of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs at 1100 North College Avenue in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Set in a campus-like environment are a hospital and other care facilities, residences, and other utility buildings. The core of the complex, including its main hospital building, were built in 1934, and represent an architecturally cohesive collection of Colonial and Classical Revival buildings. [2]

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A 46-acre (19 ha) area of the facility was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Fayetteville Veterans Administration Hospital" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-31.