Virginia Medical Center, Aspinwall Division, Administration Building, 5103 Delafield Avenue, Aspinwall, Allegheny County, PA

Significance: The Administration Building is associated with the continued growth and expansion of the veteran's hospital at Aspinwall. Constructed in 1938, the building housed the facility's administrative offices, which were removed to this building from the Infirmary Building. The Administration Building was constructed from designs prepared by the Public Works Administration (PWA) and is perhaps the most architecturally sophisticated building at the Aspinwall facility. It utilizes the Georgian Revival style design palette that characterized all construction at the hospital, but the level of detail is significantly greater than at the site's other buildings, including the Infirmary Buildings.
The Administration Building reflects the expansion of Veterans' Administration facilities that occurred throughout the nation during the decades of the growth of the Aspinwall facility during this period.
Survey number: HABS PA-5438-K
Building/structure dates: 1938 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1965 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1967 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1980 Subsequent Work