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U.S. Veterans Hospital, Jefferson Barracks, Garage, Virginia Medical Center, Jefferson Barracks Division
1 Jefferson Barracks Drive, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

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U.S. Veterans Hospital, Jefferson Barracks, Garage, Virginia Medical Center, Jefferson Barracks Division 1 Jefferson Barracks Drive, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

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Summary

Significance: It was part of the early 1920s effort to build modern hospitals for U.S. military veterans. The building continues to serve as a garage at the St. Louis VA Medical Center, Jefferson Barracks Division, from the 1920s through the 9150s, and was later used for maintenance office and storing lawn-mowing equipment. The north wing of the building was added in the 1930s and has always been used for storage.
Survey number: HABS MO-1943-G
Building/structure dates: 1923 Initial Construction

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1923 - 1980
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
James Stewart and Company, contractor
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Location

St. Louis, Missouri, United States37.96425, -91.83183
Google Map of 37.9642529, -91.8318334
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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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