Naval Hospital Philadelphia, Main Hospital Building, North end of Ramp A, north of Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Significance: Building 1, constructed between 1933 and 1935 as Naval Hospital Philadelphia's main hospital building, forms part of the original hospital complex built during the early 1930s. Incorporating the same Art Deco elements found on the exterior of the other original hospital buildings, Building 1 contributes to a noteworthy institutional complex of Art Deco-style buildings designed by the locally prominent architectural firm of Karcher and Smith. The building also contributed to Naval Hospital Philadelphia's World War II mission as the center for amputation, orthopedic and prosthetic services for Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard veterans residing east of the Rocky Mountains.
Survey number: HABS PA-6206-A
Building/structure dates: 1935 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1942 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1945 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1955 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1982 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1996 Subsequent Work