Lyons VA Medical Center

The Lyons VA Medical Center is a United States Department of Veterans Affairs hospital complex located at 151 Knollcroft Road in the Lyons section of Bernards Township in Somerset County, New Jersey.^[3] Established in 1930, it is part of the VA New Jersey Health Care System.^[4] Listed as the Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 2013, for its significance in architecture, health/medicine, and politics/government.^[5]

Lyons VA Medical Center
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Main Building and flagpole
Geography
Location	151 Knollcroft Road Lyons, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°40′07″N 74°33′27″W
Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Area	303 acres (123 ha)
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
MPS	United States Second Generation Veterans Hospitals MPS
NRHP reference No.	13000461[1]
NJRHP No.	2476[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 3, 2013
Designated NJRHP	April 29, 2013

History

Funding for the medical center was first provided by the World War Veterans Act of 1924. The 272-acre (110 ha) estate of Walter E. Reynolds, known as Knollcroft, was purchased in November 1928. Construction began in June 1929. The first patients were admitted in November 1930. The facility was dedicated on July 25, 1931.^[5]

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  Lest We Forget plague, 1995
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  Ambulatory Care Center, 2005

Historic district

The Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District is a 303-acre (123 ha) historic district encompassing the medical center campus. It was listed as part of the United States Second Generation Veterans Hospitals Multiple Property Submission (MPS).^[6] The district includes 31 contributing buildings and 3 other contributing properties. The Main Building was completed in 1930 and features Classical Revival architecture, with six Corinthian pilasters, decorated pediment, and domed cupola. The flagpole in front of the building is a contributing object.^[5]

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  Acute Building, 1929
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  Main Building, 1930
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  Recreation Building, 1930

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, New Jersey
• List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities by state
• East Orange VA Medical Center – second VA hospital in New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#13000461)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 29, 2022. p. 2.
3. "Lyons VA Medical Center". U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
4. "VA New Jersey health care". U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
5. Spurlock, Trent (August 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 24 photos.
6. Spurlock, Trent (October 2011). "United States Second Generation Veterans Hospitais" (PDF). National Park Service.

External links

• Media related to Lyons VA Medical Center at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website