Indianapolis Veterans Administration Hospital

Indianapolis Veterans Administration Hospital

Indianapolis Veterans Administration Hospital, April 2012
Location 2601 Cold Spring Rd., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates 39°48′10″N 86°12′06″W / 39.80278°N 86.20167°W / 39.80278; -86.20167Coordinates: 39°48′10″N 86°12′06″W / 39.80278°N 86.20167°W / 39.80278; -86.20167
Area 30 acres (12 ha)
Built 1930 (1930)-1951
Built by Construction Division, Veterans Bureau; Construction Division, Veterans Administration
Architect Talbert, Randolph
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
MPS United States Second Generation Veterans Hospitals MPS
NRHP Reference # 12000029[1]
Added to NRHP February 21, 2012

Indianapolis Veterans Administration Hospital, also known as Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, is a historic hospital complex and national historic district located at Indianapolis, Indiana. The district resources were developed between 1930 and 1951 by the Veterans Administration, and encompasses 15 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, 2 contributing structures and 5 contributing objects on the hospital campus. The main complex is connected by an enclosed corridor and consists of the main hospital building (1931), kitchen/mess hall/boiler house/attendants' quarters, general medical building (1939), and recreation building (1941). The buildings reflect the Colonial Revival and Classical Revival styles of architecture.[2]:3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/21/12 through 2/24/12. National Park Service. 2012-03-02.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Trent Spurlock (November 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Indianapolis Veterans Administration Hospital" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs


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