Bay Pines Veterans Administration Home and Hospital Historic District facts for kids
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Bay Pines Veterans Administration Home and Hospital Historic District
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 Location in Florida
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| Location | Bay Pines, Florida |
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| NRHP reference No. | 12000363 |
| Added to NRHP | June 27, 2012 |
The Bay Pines Veterans Administration Home and Hospital Historic District is a special place in Bay Pines, Florida. It's a historic district that includes old buildings and even some very old Native American sites. This district is home to the Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Medical Center, which is a large hospital that helps U.S. veterans. It has 396 beds and is known for its good care. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 27, 2012, because of its important history.
A Place for Veterans
The Bay Pines Veterans Administration Home and Hospital Historic District has a long history of caring for those who served in the military.
In January 1929, a new law was passed. This law allowed for a special hospital to be built in the southeastern United States. Bay Pines was chosen as the perfect spot for this important new facility.
The first buildings at Bay Pines were finished in 1933. They were built in a beautiful style called Mediterranean Revival. In 1934, the main office for the VA in the region moved to Bay Pines.
The VA office later moved away, but it came back in 1998. Since then, more buildings have been added. This has created the large hospital complex you see today.
Building 11: A Former Train Station
One interesting building in the district is Building 11. Part of it, called Building 54, used to be a train station.
This train station was built in 1933 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. It helped people travel to and from the hospital.
The train station closed in 1967. Later, it was combined with Building 11A and became part of Building 11. Today, Building 11 is used as the VA police station.
