Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District
HABS photograph of Building 6
Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located in Virginia
Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located in the United States
Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Location1970 Roanoke Blvd., Salem, Virginia
Coordinates37°16′34″N 80°01′26″W / 37.27611°N 80.02389°W / 37.27611; -80.02389
Area206 acres (83 ha)
Builtc. 1934 (1934)-1950
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Classical Revival
MPSUnited States Second Generation Veterans Hospitals Multiple Property Submission (MPS)
NRHP reference No.12000609[1]
VLR No.129-0038
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 2012
Designated VLRnot listed[2]

Salem Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is a VA hospital located in Salem, Virginia. Health care services are provided to veterans living in a 26-county area of southwestern Virginia. In addition to the main facility in Salem, there are affiliated services in three community-based outpatient clinics. These clinics are located in Danville, Virginia, Lynchburg, Virginia, Tazewell, Virginia, Wytheville, Virginia, and Staunton, Virginia.

Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District

The Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District is a national historic district encompassing 34 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, 17 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object. Construction began on the Roanoke (now Salem) VA Hospital in 1934, and various additions were constructed through 1950. The Main Building (1934) is situated on a raised elevation over the front lawn and serves as the focal point of the historic district. Other buildings include the Administration Building (1934), Dining Hall/Attendants’ Quarters (1934), Recreation Building (1934), Colored Patients’ Building (1934), four Continued Treatment Buildings (1938, 1941, 1940, 1938), and Neuropsychiatric Infirmary Building (1936). The buildings exhibit the Colonial Revival and Classical Revival architectural styles that were nationally popular at the time.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings 8/23/13 through 8/30/13". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/04/12 through 9/07/12. National Park Service. September 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ Trent Spurlock and Elizabeth Heavrin (June 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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