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Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Shower Room & Swimming Pool, Green Street, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia

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Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Shower Room & Swimming Pool, Green Street, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia

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Summary

Significance: The Shower Room and Swimming Pool are significant as the first recreational facilities constructed at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital complex. They are representative examples of early twentieth-century bathhouse design and swimming pool technology.
Survey number: HABS VA-1287-M

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Date

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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