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Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Medical Officer's Garage, Between Williamson Drive & Green Street, adjacent to southern driveway behind Medical Officer's Quarters B, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia

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Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Medical Officer's Garage, Between Williamson Drive & Green Street, adjacent to southern driveway behind Medical Officer's Quarters B, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia

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Summary

Significance: The Medical Officer's Garage, a vernacular outbuilding built in 1938, is significant as part of the most significant residential compound at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital, and reflects the role of the automobile in twentieth-century life. The compound is made up of both Medical Officer's Quarters B (HABS No. VA-1287-E) and Medical Officer's Quarters C (HABS No. VA-1287-B), and includes two other outbuildings, the Gardener's Tool Shed (HABS NO. VA-1287-C) and the Service Building (HABS No. VA-1287-D), located in the yard behind the residences.
Survey number: HABS VA-1287-F

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1933 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
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Location

Portsmouth (Va.)36.83543, -76.29827
Google Map of 36.8354258, -76.2982742
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Library of Congress
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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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