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Virginia Medical Center, Aspinwall Division, Boiler House, 5103 Delafield Avenue, Aspinwall, Allegheny County, PA

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Virginia Medical Center, Aspinwall Division, Boiler House, 5103 Delafield Avenue, Aspinwall, Allegheny County, PA

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Summary

Significance: Constructed in 1924, the Boiler House and its associated Smokestack (Building No. 41) are associated with the Aspinwall Hospital complex, which was developed by the Veterans' Bureau (later the Veterans' Administration) as part of a nationwide expansion of the Bureau's hospital facilities conducted between 1920 and 1947.
Survey number: HABS PA-5438-D
Building/structure dates: 1924 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1939 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1967 Subsequent Work

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Date

1924 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Herr, John, photographer
Ceponis, Glenn, historian
O'Bannon, Patrick, historian
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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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