Wood National Cemetery, 5000 West National Avenue, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI
Summary
Significance: Wood National Cemetery is located on the grounds of the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Administration Medical Center, originally the Northwestern Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS). The cemetery was created in 1871 and has been expanded numerous times. It now covers 51.1 acres and contains nearly 38,000 interments in more than 33,000 grave sites. The remains of soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen from all American wars except the Revolutionary War are buried there along with hundreds of spouses and dependents and numerous civilian employees of the home and hospital. About 36.5 acres of the cemetery (Sections 3–7, 8–48, and A–D) lie within and contribute to the Northwestern Branch NHDVS National Historic Landmark District, designated in 2011.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N94
Survey number: HALS WI-6
Building/structure dates: ca. 1871 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1952- ca. 1961 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1952- ca. 1961 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1977 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1986 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1993- ca. 1994 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 05000530
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