Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia)

USA / Virginia / Portsmouth / Portsmouth, Virginia / John Paul Jones Circle, 620
 hospital, place with historical importance, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, historic landmark, United States Navy, military hospital
NMCP Building 1
John Haviland, a Philadelphia architect, designed and oversaw the construction of the hospital. It admitted its first patients in 1830, although only one wing was ready for occupation. The first hospital building, which stands at the opposite end of Hospital Point, was finally completed in 1833.

The Naval Hospital in Portsmouth was the first in the Navy medical system. Under it's roof, sick and wounded from all wars the United States has been involved with have received care. It was therefore fitting that in 1966, the original hospital building was registered as a Virginia Historical Landmark. It is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Medical_Center_Portsmouth
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Coordinates:   36°50'49"N   76°18'19"W

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  • My daughter came into the world at this hospital in 1963
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