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Fort McPherson, World War II Station Hospital, G. U. Treatment Unit Barracks, Nininger Way, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

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Significance: Building 126 is a barracks signifying the expansion of the Fort McPherson Station Hospital during World War II and the role of T.O. 700-series, temporary construction during mobilization. Building 126 is representative of eight, hollow-tile barracks/wards built to house men with genitourinary ailments in a G.U. Treatment Unit.

Survey number: HABS GA-2282-C

Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

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housing atlanta mcpherson fort mcpherson world war hospital world war ii station hospital treatment unit barracks treatment unit barracks nininger way nininger way fulton county georgia historic american buildings survey deborah mathis photo ultra high resolution high resolution united states history library of congress
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1933 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Mathis, Deborah, transmitter
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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