Fort McPherson, World War II Station Hospital, G. U. Treatment Unit Dispensary, Thorne Avenue, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA
Summary
Significance: Building 112 was the Dispensary for the G.U. Treatment Unit. The Dispensary signifies the expansion of the Fort McPherson Station Hospital during World War II and the role of the 800-series in mobilization construction. The Unit was built in 1942 to treat men with genitourinary ailments. The Dispensary was a temporary structure built of hollow tile for efficient wartime use.
Survey number: HABS GA-2282-D
Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Mathis, Deborah, transmitter
Location
atlanta, 33.70825, -84.43015
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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