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Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

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particularly service buildings and the entrance complex. Most buildings are one and two stories. The main hospital rises between four and six stories, and the now-demolished old hospital was three stories in height. Roofs are typically pitched gables and hips. Many buildings have porches. The staff residences are mainly in
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No architect has been identified for design attribution in the early phase of construction. Building work was carried out by James A. McGonigle. Typical design features include brick construction with limestone accents, with sandstone and terra cotta details. A few buildings were built of stone,
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organizing feature. The Domiciliary Buildings are arranged perpendicular to the ridge, in a Georgian Colonial Revival style. As the site developed, functions migrated south to the area of the 1930s hospital building. Service and residential areas were located to the east of the main complex.
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Initial construction focused on barracks-style accommodations, ornamented with a bandstand and a lake. During the 1930s a new hospital complex was built, with more barracks and a nurse's residence. Landscape architect H.W.S. Cleveland laid out the site plan, using the north–south ridge as an
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Significant buildings that have been demolished include the original hospital, a large domiciliary building, a stable and a combination hotel and theater. All of the agricultural buildings have been demolished but one.
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, Ward Memorial Building, Franklin Avenue, southeast of Intersection with Rowland Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Western Branch, Original Administration Building, Franklin Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Western Branch, Duplex Quarters No. 201-202, Franklin Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Western Branch, Quarter Master's Quarters, Franklin Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS
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architecture appears in Franklin Hall, while the Ward Memorial Building is an elaborate Queen Anne structure. The Chapel of the Veterans, by
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Western Branch, Treasurer's Quarters, Franklin Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Western Branch, Chapel of Veterans, Franklin Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Western Branch, Recreation Center, Franklin Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Western Branch, Duplex Quarters, Franklin Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Western Branch, Governors House, Franklin Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Western Branch, Main Hospital, Franklin Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Western Branch, Mess Hall, Franklin Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Western Branch, Barracks, Franklin Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Western Branch, Quarters, Franklin Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Western Branch, Quarters, Franklin Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Western Branch, Barracks, Franklin Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Western Branch, Barracks, Franklin Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Western Branch, Barracks, Franklin Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, 4101 South Fourth Street, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places in Leavenworth County, Kansas
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Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
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Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Soldiers
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District

Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers is located in Kansas
Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers is located in the United States
US 73
Leavenworth, Kansas
Colonial Revival
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Leavenworth, Kansas
American Civil War
Fort Leavenworth
Leavenworth National Cemetery
Department of Veterans Affairs
Queen Anne style
Romanesque Revival
Louis Curtiss
Curtiss & Gunn
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service




"National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers"

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