William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center

William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center
William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Veterans Health Administration
Geography
Location	Columbia, SC, United States
Organization
Care system	Veterans
Funding	Government hospital
Type	General
Affiliated university	University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Links
Lists	Hospitals in the United States
	Veterans Hospital
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
Location	William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates	33°58′39″N 80°57′40″W / 33.97750°N 80.96111°W
Area	42 acres (17 ha)
Built	1931-1932, 1937, 1945, 1946
Architect	Miller, J. E.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	09000062
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