Central Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers/Dayton Veterans Administration Home National Historic Landmark Nomination
Burt G, Jurgensen B, Chavez M. 2012. Central Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers/Dayton Veterans Administration Home National Historic Landmark Nomination. National Historic Landmark Nominations. 03001412_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is the National Historic Landmark (NHL) nomination for the Central Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS)/Dayton Veterans Administration Home in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. The NHL nomination for the Central Branch, NHDVS/Dayton VA Home documents its national significance under NHL Criterion 1 as a representation of the evolution and shift in Federal care for veterans starting during World War I (1917). The site illustrates the end of the era of veterans care under the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers model and the consolidation of veterans’ benefits with the establishment of the Veterans Administration (VA) in 1930. The period of national significance is 1917-1959.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Burt, Geoffrey; Jurgensen, Barry; Chavez, Mark
- Date of Issue
- 2012-10-16
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- Dayton, health care, hospital, housing, National Historic Landmark, Ohio, Veterans Administration, veterans home