William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center

United States historic place


Veterans Hospital
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


33°58′39″N 80°57′40″W / 33.97750°N 80.96111°W / 33.97750; -80.96111
Area	42 acres (17 ha)
Built	1931 (1931)-1932, 1937, 1945, 1946
Architect	Miller, J. E.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	09000062^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 2, 2009

William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center is a historic hospital complex and national historic district located at Columbia, South Carolina. The district encompasses 19 contributing buildings and a covered walk. Most of the oldest buildings are two- to three-story brick structures and feature a Georgian Colonial Revival architectural style. The original buildings date to 1932, with additional buildings completed in 1937, 1945, and 1946. A major expansion occurred in the 1970s. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter named the hospital after U.S. Representative from South Carolina, William Jennings Bryan Dorn.^[2] The complex includes the hospital, recreation, dining, and residential buildings. The complex is operated by the Veterans Health Administration.^[3]^[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health. "Our History - Columbia VA Health Care System". www.columbiasc.va.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Staci Richey (n.d.). "Veterans Hospital" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
^ "Veterans Hospital, Richland County (6439 Garners Ferry Rd., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved January 7, 2014. and accompanying map