Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District

Roughly bounded by US 73, Missouri Pacific Railroad and Missouri R., Limit St. and KS 5
Leavenworth, Kansas

Historic Document

Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District is located in Leavenworth County, Kansas certified as a historic location on Friday June 03, 1994. This location is a protected historic place because of historical significance relating to Health Care, Funerary, more specifically a Hospital, Cemetery. Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District was nominated by as a historic location by Federal Agency based on Event, Architecture/Engineering and its significance in Architecture, Politics/Government, Social History, Health/Medicine, Landscape Architecture.

Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District Information

Other Name: Department of Veterans Affairs, Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical
Ownership Type: Federal
Type of Resource: District
Historically Significant Years Associated With This Location: 1885, 1930, 1931
Level of Governmental Significance: Local
Architect, builder, or engineer: McGonigle, James A.; Curtiss, Louis
Restricted Archeological Site: Not Listed as a Restricted Site
Federal Agency Responsible for This Location: Veterans Administration

Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District Size Data

Acres occupied by this site: 2140
Number of historically contributing buildings: 75
Number of historically contributing sites: 2
Number of historically contributing structures: 3
Number of historically contributing objects: 2
Number of noncontributing buildings: 23
Number of noncontributing sites: 0
Number of noncontributing structures: 1
Number of noncontributing objects: 0
Related Sections:
Leavenworth Historic Locations Leavenworth County Historic Locations Kansas Historic Locations